Reply #24: feed the machines. [View All]

[read the law first]

The recounts I've been at, the ballots were simply fed through the machines a second time and the DRE's were uploaded a second time. It raises the point regarding recanvassing of DREs (or computer touch screen voting) what's the value of simply uploading corrupted data a second time? Optiscans are simply run through the counters a second time as are votamatic punch cards. In most cases, you usually have to get a court order to do a hand count as part of the official process except that after the fact (thanks a whole lot), the ballots are public record and if you pay the costs, you can hand count the ballots yourself.