Re: protection of results

[Brian Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:21:05 +0000 in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Richards
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On 8 Nov 2004, at 10:54, Brian Morrison wrote:
> 
> > I also doubt that there is any chance of the US election vote being
> > re-checked even if there is the information to do it.
> 
> Most states have a constitutional requirement to perform a complete 
> recount if the margin of victory falls within a certain margin (IIRC 
> for Florida it is 0.5%).

Indeed, but wasn't this where a lot of the problems in 2000 originated?
Recounts were called in circumstances where the recorded votes were
difficult to check because of the way some of them were recorded.

> 
> I haven't heard of any recounts being ordered in last week's election.

Neither have I.

> 
> But naturally, how do they do the recount if a machine doesn't produce
> a paper record? Do they hit the TOTAL button again?

Which was why I was sceptical that a recount would really check the
votes cast properly.

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Brian Morrison

bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk

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