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		treyd 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwor... The idea is that the machine just provides a preliminary count, a official manual count happens over the following several hours. If there's a discrepancy then the only the manual count counts and the machine can be identified as problematic.

sgerenser 9 months ago [–]

No manual count happens unless the results of the election are in question (very close race, evidence of impropriety, etc.)

HelloMcFly 9 months ago | [–]

Selective audits are standard practice though, where issues can trigger a broade r manual recount

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