Absentee ballots are on paper and can be recounted. Any place with machine voting has no recount possibilities except tallying the machine totals again! Paper put in a counting machine can be challenged too!
I think you are saying that absentee ballots can be “eliminated” or incorrectly totaled...yes. Inspectors are very much needed! when they are opened and counted.
It has been thought to be changed when reported in order to change winners...WEST??
If they ever make it to the place where they can be counted.