The fact is, this election was too close to call, and therefore conducting a hand count is both legal and legitimate, especially when it's being done under the same rules that apply in Texas.
According to the report, Mr. Slosberg turned over the Votematic polling machine to a sheriff's deputy on Nov. 11, the same day the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board spent nearly 12 hours conducting a hand recount of 1percentt of the ballots cast in the presidential election.
On Nov. 11, the board conducted a hand recount of just 1percentt of the ballots cast, or about 4,600, and found that Mr. Gore had a net gain of 19 votes.
Elections officials here conducted a hand recount of about 4,600 ballots over a 12-hour period on Saturday, and had intended to begin the full countywide recount this morning at 7. The officials took Sunday off, and used Monday to hire the 50 people, who will work in seven-hour shifts, to count every ballot by hand.
Just three days after Tuesday's primary election, the New Hampshire secretary of state's office says it will conduct a hand recount of the votes in both the state's Republican and Democratic primaries starting next Wednesday after receiving formal requests from two candidates this week.
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In addition, we conducted a hand search.
At 2 A.M. Nov. 12, the commissioners voted to conduct a hand recount of the entire county, roughly 430,000 ballots.
"We are calling on all counties to respect the will of Americans across the country and across the political spectrum, and follow the recommendation of the judge, and conduct a hand recount to ensure the accuracy, security, and integrity of this election," Matthew Brinckerhoff said in a statement.
To reduce this risk, the snowball searching technique was also used to conduct a hand search.
After initial screening, we further conducted a hand search to avoid the omission of recently published studies (June 2008-May 2010).
