| Sorry, counselor, it is not your courtroom. I think that hand counts are inherently subject to conjecture and the danger of abuse, and therefore should not be used unless there is evidence of fraud or machine malfunction. Additionally, I do not think that evolving standards are the way to proceed on a hand count. Finally, I do not think that selective hand recounts, when there were close elections in several other states, suffice, but I also do not think that the need for such a process was sufficient to open up pandora's box. Thus, I would answer "yes", but not for the reason you gave. If it were merely failure to conform to a technicality, I would give them the benefit of the doubt. It depends on the gravity of the rule, in other words. But you are assuming that their error is obvious and easily rectifiable, and that is the part I dispute. |
