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   Hello, Gerhard Strangar -> All.   
   On 11/11/20 7:01 PM you wrote:   
      
    > High, I just read that Georgia needs to recount all votes manually   
    > and I wonder what manually is supposed to mean. Do they otherwise   
    > use machines? If so, why does it take so long? In Germany, the   
    > polling stations close at 18:00 and we usually get the manually   
    > counted preliminary results between 22:00 and 23:00 on that same   
    > day. And I cannot remember any election where the final results   
    > changed noteworthy.   
      
   There are multiple ways voting is done, and multiple ways they get   
   counted.  It depends on the state.   
      
   This year, it was more complicated because of a larger number of mail in   
   ballots than normal.   
      
   But many states I believe, if the first count is extremely close like   
   1-2% I think requires an automatic recount.   
      
    > What happens if multiple recounting two parties/candidates have   
    > exactly the same number of votes? Do you hold a second election or   
    > flip a coin?   
      
   It depends on each states election laws and which office it is for.   
      
   Regardless of what you might see, there often are more people on the   
   Ballot than the Democrat and Republican candidates.  They generally   
   don't get much exposure, nor have the huge budgets, but they are there.   
      
   Leaving the Presidential election aside, because it's its own   
   monstrosity.   
   A Senate race, for example, might require a majority of votes to be   
   declared winner.  A simple majority is 51%.  If you have other   
   candidates, smaller party or independent, in the race it is possible for   
   no one to get 51% of the vote. In that case, there is going to be a run   
   off election at a later date between the top vote getters.   
      
   With the President, again depending on the state, the popular vote is   
   supposed to indicate which candidate gets the Electoral College votes   
   for that state.  Most states, I believe are winner take all, meaning   
   whoever gets the most popular votes get all of the Electoral votes for   
   that state. Some states might, or at least did, could split the   
   Electoral votes.   
      
      
      
      
      
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