Reply #11: So far, the recount is showing more votes for almost everyone.

[Tesha]

So far, the recount is showing more votes for almost everyone.

http://www.sos.nh.gov/recountresults.htm

This is entirely to be expected because the machines are
counting votes by only looking for filled-in ovals on
the ballot forms (which look like an SAT answer form).
But some people mark their ballots incorrectly or
"creatively", drawing arrows, check marks, or what-
have-you.

In this situation, humans can correctly interpret the
"intent of the voter" and countthese votes whereas the
machines construed these ballots as "no vote cast".

Roughly speaking, the "vote gain" so far has been
proportional to the actual number of votes cast for
a candidate. This is to be expected if, say, 0.4%
of all voters screw up with about the same proportions
of voters for each candidate screwing up.

Tesha