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To: KeepItSimple who wrote (37895)	11/16/2000 3:16:49 PM
From: John Lacelle	Read Replies (1) of 436258

Keep, We had a recount experience here in Santa Barbara County about five years ago. Hanging in the balance was control of the county. The Demos lost by about 8 votes. A machine recount (these were punch ballots like in FL) put the Liberal up by 14. A hand recount (like in FL) ended up with about the same numbers but 16 ballots were either un-punched, or marked with a pen (???) or dimpled. The judge threw out 14 ballots and the right winger won by 2 votes! I think the lesson here is that this will be decided by the Courts and the Congress, not some hand recount or machine number. It is almost an exact replay of the Tilden (D) vs Hayes (R) race over 100 years ago where Hayes won the opinion of a special commission created to decide the race. If I was Gore or Bush, I wouldn't start packing just yet, Hayes won the election 2 days before the Presidential inaugeration! -John

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