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    Florida recount may shake electoral faith

    by Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Nov 17, 2018 4 minutes

    LAUDERHILL, Fla. - As hordes of volunteers and attorneys plowed through ballots, and protesters and politicians caviled from the sidelines, Florida's hand recount of its Senate race got underway Friday morning and almost immediately appeared to be a bust for Democrats.

    The process hasn't been so great for democracy, either.

    The quirks and imperfections that the state's vote count has highlighted - standard in many election systems - were exploited over the last 10 days by lawmakers and by a president who doesn't seem to worry about accurately describing the fundamentals of ballot counting.

    The comments by President Donald Trump and other Republicans, alleging vote fraud without presenting any evidence, seem likely to shake voter confidence in the election system.

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