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Definition:
If the election result is particularly close, the votes are counted again in order in order to make sure that the correct president is elected.
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At the end of election night in 2000, George Bush led the state of Florida by just 1,784 votes, causing a recount. After the recount, his lead was reduced to just 327.
Examples:
'The story of the 2000 Florida recount offers a reminder of just how chaotic the electoral process can become—and of how disarray in a single state can undermine faith in the democratic process nationwide.'
The Atlantic, 2020
'“A powerful regional body of African states has called for a recount in the contested presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.'
The Guardian, 2019
'Singapore’s presidential election has gone into a recount as the votes won by the top two candidates, former Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan and medical doctor Tan Cheng Bock, were too close to call.'
Reuters, 2011
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