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To: PMS Witch who wrote (53181)	11/11/2000 6:52:38 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

PMSW::I'm not familiar with U.S. voting, but from the little I've been exposed to, I'm getting the impression that introducing the counting of votes mechanically was in no small measure motivated by the desire to reduce the errors commonly associated with manual counts. If this is true, what is being proposed is the outcome of a close election being determined after an accurate automated vote counting method has been discarded in favour of error prone humans performing a manual tally using methods proven unreliable. This, it is hoped, will more accurately assess the will of the majority of voters." This is a very accurate description of what the Dems are attempting to do. More insidious they are doing it in selective precincts. I guess hand counting is only necessary where dictated by the Democratic party. Why don't they suggest we do this nationwide? They suggest that this method tells us what was really on the mind of the nameless voter who screwerd up their ballot. The thought that one can divine what was on the anonymous voters mind by human examination of the ballot leads to the preposterous conclusion that in the future we can all stay home and let a committee of psychics decide the election for us. JFD