went to court to demand a recount in his loss, and ended up losing by a greater margin
Someone help me out--is that normal? What's the margin of error that's assumed with the elections?
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§ ita § - Nov 19, 2012 7:11:30 am PST #1439 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
msbelle - Nov 19, 2012 7:42:32 am PST #1440 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
well, in FL or the rest of the country?
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2012 7:43:28 am PST #1441 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In general.
sarameg - Nov 19, 2012 7:54:10 am PST #1442 of 30001
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le nubian - Nov 19, 2012 7:58:49 am PST #1443 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Nora,
I got the buyer's agent to compensate me for delayed closing. It was about half my real expenses, but I took it.
The bank delayed my closing too: first, the loan officer saw a mention of a crack in the inspector's report and demanded that a structural engineer inspect it - at the bank's expense.
Second, the bank apparently wanted a letter from the buyer's landlord - and the landlord was supposed to be out of town for a week.
After I said I wanted $$ for a 2nd (or 3rd) extension, magically, this issue resolved itself in 2 days.
Typo Boy - Nov 19, 2012 8:01:17 am PST #1444 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Recount almost always gets different result from original. But usually same person wins. We leave it to states and states screw up, often purposely because a screwed up election system discourages Democratic voters more than Republican voters. Sometimes it happens because state lege is cheap. Being a Federal system is a real weakness for the USA.
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2012 8:05:24 am PST #1445 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's the assumed margin of error?
Typo Boy - Nov 19, 2012 8:16:39 am PST #1446 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Varies by state. If the margin is small enough the loser can get a free recount. "Small enough" is define by state. For that matter I'm 100% sure every state has this.
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2012 8:35:21 am PST #1447 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I guess I'm not asking right. How "off" is reasonable, say, for that Fl recount? Are we ever assuming the votes get counted accurately? If not, where could I find out a state by state margin of error, then, if that's how it's broken down? I have no idea what's reasonable and what's not, and I'd like to know.
le nubian - Nov 19, 2012 8:40:48 am PST #1448 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
FL has an automatic recount if there is a .5% vote difference - at least for President. Which seems reasonable to me.
FL does has a vote counting problem though (and likely true in other states as well). Since the error was not in West's favor, I don't see that as a problem.