Outcome of election not certain; two counties have problems (NM)

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SANTA FE — Just above the statewide election results on the secretary of state’s Web site are the words “subject to change” in parentheses.

Results of the vote on Amendment 2 in Tuesday’s election have changed so frequently that it is still too close to call a winner. A vote reversal in Sandoval County and a math error in Doña Ana County have further complicated what will eventually be a razor-slim margin either way.

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Then the results from the early and absentee voting in Sandoval County put them behind. At about 4:30 a.m. they learned that those results were reversed, and they looked to be in the lead again, Sparks said.

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Doña Ana County Interim Deputy County Clerk Mari Langford explained that 777 votes from seven machines were not initially included in the final results. She blamed the mistake on a math error.

more..
http://www.currentargus.com/artman/publish/article_1862.shtml

"math error" my ass... and if you think this isn't happening around the country you'd better think long and hard..

on edit put NM in title line - and gdamn it - just realized this is a story from yesterday..mods please move to GD..aargh - gotta stop looking at the "index" date..