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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 08:47 AM
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1. The optical scanners COUNT the votes, but the PAPER remains
as a failsafe in case the numbers are wacky.. There is a window of spearation that must be met in order to trigger a recount.. I think if there is a recount, they re-scan the ballots, and if the numbers come up different, they manually recount..

So...if the internal workings of the optical scan is tweaked to NOT count all of a particular candidate, and the margin of defeat is not close, people NOT really elected could be (and probably are)serving in congress/senate..elsewhere:(
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