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A '''recount''' is the process of counting the votes cast in an [[election]] for a second or subsequent time. Recounts can be called if the first count produces only a very narrow majority for one candidate, and indeed are mandatory in some states if the margin of victory falls below a pre-determined threshold. | A '''recount''' is the process of counting the votes cast in an [[election]] for a second or subsequent time. Recounts can be called if the first count produces only a very narrow majority for one candidate, and indeed are mandatory in some states if the margin of victory falls below a pre-determined threshold. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:50, January 18, 2009
A recount is the process of counting the votes cast in an election for a second or subsequent time. Recounts can be called if the first count produces only a very narrow majority for one candidate, and indeed are mandatory in some states if the margin of victory falls below a pre-determined threshold.