On 5/28/23 2:11 PM, ScottW wrote:
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2023/05/28/arizona-republican-party-chair-dewit-why-are-there-still-uncounted-ballots-from-the-2022-election-n752801
I see from the URL that you link to an editorial. If you have a specific question, please share.
https://fairvote.org/report/election-recounts-2022/
AN ANALYSIS OF STATEWIDE ELECTION RECOUNTS, 2000-2022
Key findings include:
Statewide recounts are rare. There were 34 recounts in this time period
out of over 6,000 elections.
Outcome reversals are even rarer. Recounts have resulted in only three reversals, or one out of every 2,099 statewide elections. All reversals occurred in races where the original margin of victory was less than 0.1%. Recounts tend to shift only a small number of votes. Statewide recounts resulted in an average margin shift of 570 votes between the frontrunner candidates, representing just 0.03% of the total votes in those elections.
An upper threshold should be established for campaign-requested recounts
in order to prevent frivolous recounts. The recent trend of recounts in
races with no realistic possibility of an outcome reversal reveal a flaw
in the current recount statutes in many states.
Recount laws should go hand-in-hand with rigorous post-election audit procedures. While full recounts should be rare, post-election audits
should be the norm.
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