91. That is the same county where the most significant hand recount took place Saturday in the presidential contest. 92. That is why hand recounts usually result in a higher vote total than the original machine count. 93. Texas law permits the counting of dimpled ballots in a hand recount of a state election. 94. The Bush camp grimly regards that as the more likely result of a hand recount. 95. The canvassing board was the first in Florida to agree to a hand recount. 96. The case was initially filed in an effort to prevent a hand recount. 97. The counties have been conducting hand recounts of machine ballots and they say they want more time to complete the job. 98. The choreography of the ballot review was familiar to anyone who watched the spectacle of hand recounts that followed the election. 99. The danger was that going ahead of Bush statewide would lack credibility if it was based on hand recounts in only a few Democratic counties. 100. The county elections canvassing board then voted against undertaking a full hand recount of all ballots. |