By Patrick Colbeck
On Aug. 4, 72% of the absentee voting precincts in the city of Detroit did not balance — the number of voters tracked in poll books did not equal the number of ballots counted. While there were a total of 487 precincts which did not balance, 205 of these precincts were only off by one vote without any explanation.
No big deal, right? Wrong. When a precinct is not “balanced,” the precinct is not subject to recount. Once a vote is tabulated, you don’t know who voted and who didn’t. If a precinct is not subject to recount, it is an invitation to insert or delete ballots at will.
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