So far the recount is showing discrepancies

[liberty_Forever]

yes, there is a Republican recount in progress as well.

 

[Ninja Homer]

found this that tries to explain ward 5, still downplaying all the discrepanies

http://www.unionleader.com/article....rticleId=ad21f73a-f6e4-4f50-864c-2e417e08cdf6

quote:
The widest variations so far were in Manchester's Ward 5. Vote counters there mistakenly transposed write-in votes for vice president as votes for presidential candidate. As a result, all major candidates lost votes. Kucinich lost three in the ward and has a total of 20 votes there. Hillary Clinton lost 64 with a new total of 619; John Edwards lost 38 and has 217 votes; Barack Obama lost 39 and has 365, and Bill Richardson lost seven, leaving him 39.

ok, so the paper ballots are scanned by machine, but then the pollworkers are able to add more votes by hand? Seriously, I'm stunned. they all got 10% + added to their totals, but i guess that's OK.

Thanks, it makes sense to me now. It isn't exactly reassuring though, because it means there are some borderline retards counting the votes.