Primary definition
A in which "all ballots that were originally counted by the optical scan equipment RECOUNT are to be counted again by the optical scan equipment producing another COUNT." 8 MACHINE N.C. Admin. Code §09.0107(a). Cf. INITIAL BALLOTING.
Also known asmachine recount · automated recount · electronic recount
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A in which "all ballots that were originally counted by the optical scan equipment RECOUNT are to be counted again by the optical scan equipment producing another COUNT." 8 MACHINE N.C. Admin. Code §09.0107(a). Cf. INITIAL BALLOTING.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). First Recount. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/first-recount
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