"sfb" wrote in message news:GLXsf.9909$Q73.913@trnddc03...
If the rationalize is the computer program makes mistakes then you must
accept that either the electronic vote or the paper receipt could be
wrong. There is no guarantee that the paper receipt is correct since the
very same computer program that drives the electronic totals is printing
the paper receipt.

Anytime the screen vote and the paper receipt do not agree, you have to
give the voter a chance to fix it or call for an election judge. If you
don't, then which vote is valid.

Counting by hand is impossible. The three re-count counties in Florida in
2000 cast 1.6 million votes. All you need is one hand counter to sneeze
and you start all over.

Counting by hand is possible, it just requires some good organisation and
competence.
The UK votes with paper ballots and by about 4am Friday after the polls have
closed at 10m Thursday most of the seats in parliament have been declared.
The outlying constituencies in the Scottish Islands declare by lunch time on
the Friday. By 3pm Friday the outgoing government has resigned and the new
government is appointed. The ballot involves 26 million votes across 650
constitutencies in the general election and as many again in the various
local elections that take place on the same day. Recounts are common when
the margin is down to a few hundred votes.

There has been stiff competition amongst constituencies to be first to
declare. Sunderland South has repeated its performance in the last three
elections and in 2005 declared the incumbent re-elected as MP with a
majority of 11,059 at approximately 10.45pm