In Michigan - Mismatched Numbers Mean Precincts Can't Be Recounted

[geo1]

http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/05/mismatched-numbers-means-precincts-cant-recounted/95015066/

Here's a new wrinkle reported in the Detroit Free Press - WTF

Sorry - can't get the link to post - go to freep.com

[MichMary]

1. Maybe

the person changed his mind about voting, and left with the ballot?

[rzemanfl]

2. This is ridiculous! Make a "mistake" as recount insurance?

http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/05/mismatched-numbers-means-precincts-cant-recounted/95015066/

[benld74]

4. Things such as THIS is WHY,,,

The GOP loves state rights SO much.
Nothing is standardized even within the state itself!
Mass confusion is what they love all the while complaining about stolen votes!
They spread their lies.
Their followers recite idiotic mantras which mean nothing.

[FBaggins]

5. Here's one from the Detroit News

Half of Detroit votes may be ineligible for recount

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/05/recount-unrecountable/95007392/

One-third of precincts in Wayne County could be disqualified from an unprecedented statewide recount of presidential election results because of problems with ballots.

Michigan’s largest county voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, but officials couldn’t reconcile vote totals for 610 of 1,680 precincts during a countywide canvass of vote results late last month.

Most of those are in heavily Democratic Detroit, where the number of ballots in precinct poll books did not match those of voting machine printout reports in 59 percent of precincts, 392 of 662.

According to state law, precincts whose poll books don’t match with ballots can’t be recounted. If that happens, original election results stand.

[ChetSinger]

6. This isn't good in any way

The article implies that the discrepancies are due to ballots being put through the machines multiple times.

If these precincts are not recounted Hillary can't make up votes here. Yet if they are I would expect her vote count to drop more than Trump's because any multiples will be counted only once.

[FBaggins]

7. It's an unacceptable standard

Looking at Wisconsin (or really almost any paper-ballot state)... a fair percentage of precincts are going to be off by a vote or two (for many of the reasons listed). That shouldn't make them ineligible for recount.

[ChetSinger]

8. Hopefully the standard has some leeway in it

The article didn't specify. I hope there's more detail available tomorrow.