Reply #82: I think we're both correct [View All]

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PBHC was used in 3/4 of Vermont, but represented less than 1/2 of ballots scanned (since the PBHC locales are sparsely populated).

Hand-counted towns (semicolon separated by alphabetical county):
Bridport, Cornwall, Ferrisburgh, Goshen, Hancock, Leicester, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven, Orwell, Panton, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Starksboro, Waltham, Weybridge, Whiting; Danby, Landgrove, Mt. Tabor, Peru, Rupert, Sandgate, Sunderland, Woodford; Burke, Cabot, Danville, Hardwick, Peacham, Ryegate, Stannard, Sutton, Walden, Waterford; Bolton, Charlotte, Saint George; Bloomfield, Brighton, Brunswick, Canaan, Concord, East Haven, Granby, Guildhall, Kirby, Lemington, Lunenburg, Maidstone, Newark, Norton, Victory, Westmore; Bakersfield, Berkshire, Enosburgh, Fairfield, Fletcher, Franklin, Highgate, Richford, Sheldon; Alburg, IsleLaMotte, North Hero, South Hero; Belvidere, Eden, Elmore, Hyde Park, Johnson, Waterville, Wolcott, Woodbury, Worcester; Bradford, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Granville, Groton, Newbury, Orange, Topsham, Vershire, Washington, West Fairlee, Williamstown; Albany, Brownington, Charleston, Coventry, Craftsbury, Glover, Holland, Irasburg, Jay, Lowell, Montgomery, Morgan, Newport Town, Sheffield, Troy, Westfield, Wheelock; Bridgewater, Clarendon, Hubbardton, Ira, Mendon, Middletwn Spg, Pawlet, Proctor, Rupert, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, Wells, West Haven, West Rutland; Calais, Marshfield, Middlesex, Moretown, Plainfield, Roxbury, Waitsfield, Warren; Athens, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Halifax, Jamaica, Londonderry, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Readsboro, Searsburg, Stamford, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Weston, Whitingham, Wilmington, Windham, Winhall; Andover, Baltimore, Barnard, Bethel, Cavendish, Hartland, Mt. Holly, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Stockbridge, Strafford, Thetford, Tunbridge, Weathersfield, West Windsor, Windsor

Optiscan towns:
Addison, Bristol, Middlebury, Vergennes; Arlington, Bennington, Dorset, Manchester, Pownal, Shaftsbury; Barnet, Lyndon, St. Johnsbury; Burlington, Colchester, Essex, Hinesburg, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, Shelburne, South Burlington, Underhill, Westford, Williston, Winooski; Fairfax, Georgia, St. Albans City, Swanton; Grand Isle; Cambridge, Morristown, Stowe; Randolph; Barton, Derby, Greensboro, Newport City; Brandon, Castleton, Chittenden, Fair Haven, Killington, Pittsford, Poultney, Rutland City, Rutland Town, Wallingford; Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Fayston, Huntington, Montpelier, Northfield; Waterbury; Brattleboro, Guilford, Rockingham, Westminster; Chester, Hartford, Ludlow, Norwich, Springfield, Woodstock

(source: Kathy DeWolfe, Dir. Of Elections, 802-828-2304 http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/voters.html via VerifiedVoting.org)

As it turns out, the Optiscan towns gave Kerry an extra 7% (see posts #66-76). Any thoughts?