Reply #39: Let me clarify, my old friendly antagonist [View All]

[riqster]

...or is that acrimonious pal? Whatever, I am happy to see you again. :toast:

We do not know that we have a problem with the numbers at this point. We do know that there is a problem with what's called the 'Chain of Custody': the ballots themselves were not handled in accordance with the law. Security procedures were violated (either willfully or stupidly) and the ballots may have been tampered with since the original count.

This is a VERY serious violation of election law, one of the most serious in fact. It is sliding off the radar screen as we type. The ONLY quick, effective, and legal way of getting a handle on this situation is a recount. If Kooch is willing to pay (I'm donating today), then they HAVE to do a recount. Also, the last time this happened, the NH election workers pulled a few Cuyahoga-esque tricks themselves to screw it up.

The overall scandal about the shoddy and/or corrupt practices in the BOEs involved is more than enough reason to do this and will be seen as such afterwards, whatever the numbers show. Here are two scenarios:
<1> The numbers match perfectly. However, the ballots may have been tampered with. The ballot-handling practices and the ballots themselves will have to be examined to explain this.
<2>The numbers DON'T match perfectly. However, the ballots may have been tampered with. The ballot-handling practices and the ballots themselves will have to be examined to explain this.

(Edited to add NH at one point)