“An Analysis of Statewide Election Recounts, 2000-2023” 

A new FairVote report:

Recounts resulted in only three reversals, or one out of every 2,310 statewide elections. All three reversals occurred when the initial margin was less than 0.06% of all votes cast for the top two candidates … The recent trend of recounts for races with no realistic possibility of an outcome reversal reveals a flaw in the recount statutes in many states.

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