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2016 Postmortem

FBaggins

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7. It's an unacceptable standard

Reply to ChetSinger (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 11:45 PM

Dec 2016

Looking at Wisconsin (or really almost any paper-ballot state)... a fair percentage of precincts are going to be off by a vote or two (for many of the reasons listed). That shouldn't make them ineligible for recount.

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In Michigan - Mismatched Numbers Mean Precincts Can't Be Recounted [View all] geo1 Dec 2016 OP

Maybe MichMary Dec 2016 #1

This is ridiculous! Make a "mistake" as recount insurance? rzemanfl Dec 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author JudyM Dec 2016 #3

Things such as THIS is WHY,,, benld74 Dec 2016 #4

Here's one from the Detroit News FBaggins Dec 2016 #5

This isn't good in any way ChetSinger Dec 2016 #6

It's an unacceptable standard FBaggins Dec 2016 #7

Hopefully the standard has some leeway in it ChetSinger Dec 2016 #8