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The secretary of state “canvasses” — accounts for the ballots cast, reconciles errors and confirms valid votes — and certifies the results on the fourth Monday after the election and issues the certificate of election. Recounts are triggered automatically if a canvass finds a race is within a 0.1% (one-tenth of 1%) margin of victory. (AP Photo/Matt York) Getting your Trinity Audio
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player ready...Research conducted by the Associated Press found there have been at least 31 statewide recounts since 2000, only three of which changed the outcome of an election. Among those 31 recounts, the largest shift in results was 0.1%, in Vermont’s 2006 auditor race. With a razor-thin margin and ongoing vote count, here’s a look at how hotly contested states in this year’s presidential election consider and conduct recounts.