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Originally Posted by Superbelt
The last step, the definitive step, is a hand recount. After that the results are final. Hand counts can pick out things that an analytical computer program just isn't capable of.
i.e what they have been doing are starting to count votes that some dumbasses would check or put an x over the circle, rather than filling it in. Those votes would have been unreadable to the scan-tron. A human can make the obvious judgment call.
In an average election where there is anywhere from a 3 to 12 point difference in the candidates, those very small percentage of mistakes wouldn't ever make a difference anyway, in a difference of 3 dozen votes, they would.
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If you can't read the directions on a ballot an follow them correctly I think your vote should not count. I've read articles that state that human recounts have far more error within them. We are a society of rules - why not follow them when you fill out your ballot. Maybe there should be a law that if you fill out a ballot and you do it incorrectly you should be charged for the cost of your percetage of the recount (everyone that makes the same mistakes will have the cost split between them). Bring on the disagreements, but these recounts cost money and I wouldn't want to pay to have someones ballot rechecked because they can't fill in a circle.
In addition I stipulate myself - that if I ever fill out a ballot improperly - please throw it out.