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csmatt on Nov 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Reddit user captures video of 2012 voting machines...

A bit off-topic, but how do recounts work with electronic voting machines?

kbutler on Nov 6, 2012 [–]

It varies.

Some systems have a "recount" button that returns the same result as before. Others have an actual paper trail that can be recounted by hand.

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