“The most accurate count is almost always the initial count, before all of the “extraneous additions” are added.”
Who can forget hanging chads and ‘voter intent’?
George Will, when he was still writing decent conservative articles 2 decades ago, opined about the 2000 election, making some great points. He said that knowing just how many votes were needed to overturn the lead in a close election was just too irresistible a motive to be even remotely objective in “recounts.” A “dimpled chad” becomes solid gold.