Comments on: Testimony: Rescanning On Same Type Scanner Would Gut Post-Elecition Audit http://www.ctvoterscount.org/testimony-rescanning-on-same-type-machine-would-gut-post-eleciton-audit/ because Connecticut voters count Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rjs http://www.ctvoterscount.org/testimony-rescanning-on-same-type-machine-would-gut-post-eleciton-audit/comment-page-1/#comment-610 rjs Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:01:56 +0000 http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=2961#comment-610 While I agree that a recount is preferable to a recanvass, I fear that decades of using the mechanical lever machines has had the result of rendering Connecticut officials incapable of performing a real recount. Having said that, the audit process is serving to re-educate officials to this necessary function, as the audit is simply a targeted recount. As you may know, our November audit (in West Haven) was a complete bust, and we were constrained to retry 10 days later. In the interim, I devised a training program which took about 30 minutes (including a quick "test"). After this training, the audit proceeded smoothly and quickly. I can be reached through the West Haven Registrars if you'd like more information about this. While I agree that a recount is preferable to a recanvass, I fear that decades of using the mechanical lever machines has had the result of rendering Connecticut officials incapable of performing a real recount.

Having said that, the audit process is serving to re-educate officials to this necessary function, as the audit is simply a targeted recount.

As you may know, our November audit (in West Haven) was a complete bust, and we were constrained to retry 10 days later. In the interim, I devised a training program which took about 30 minutes (including a quick “test”). After this training, the audit proceeded smoothly and quickly.

I can be reached through the West Haven Registrars if you’d like more information about this.

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