Why is it so hard to get an accurate vote count?
- Written by Michael Traugott, Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan
Election workers unload a bag of ballots brought in a from a polling precinct to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento, California. AP/Rich PedroncelliIn Kansas this past August, vote totals in the Republican primary for governor fluctuated by more than 100 votes over the course of a few days, and the winner – Secret...