Reply #26: Yes, I understand and agree with your point

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and you're doing great with the English.

So, I agree that any Kerry votes that landed on Bush or Disqualified will likely go unchallenged in the recount.

I haven't looked into it but I wonder whether there are cases where the rest of the ballot could be conclusive proof that the ballot was inserted into a machine for the wrong precinct. For example, if two precincts at the same polling place have a different number of local candidates, local initiative questions or something like that then it may be possible to prove it was voted in the wrong machine. It seems more likely that this won't be the case and that it will be impossible to prove in those instances. Also, I imagine that even if it would be possible to prove in some cases, the recount won't look at the rest of the ballot once a clear vote for president has been recognized.