Such recounts are triggered in Florida by law whenever the result of a race is closer than of 1 percent. If the numbers don't add up correctly or are inconsistent, county canvassing boards can choose to run ballots through the automatic tabulating machines again. That's the second kind of recount. At that point, if problems such as software malfunctions are ruled out, Florida law calls for all the votes to be hand counted. The canvassing board must appoint teams of at least two people to do the counting.
Manual recounts are open to the public.
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