They argue that humans are less likely to make mistakes than machines. Supporters of George W. Bush counter by saying that machines are not biased, and they may randomly reject a small percentage of ballots for either candidate. The essential part of the argument would be in the manual recounts themselves. Still, they managed to create a pile of up to 2,000 questionable ballots. In addition, Palm Beach County completed its recount of 637 precincts, and its supercilious efforts managed to create a daunting mass of an estimated 10,000 questionable ballots.
Error is error.
Someone should argue that these questionable ballots created by the manual recounts are the equivalent of the rejected ballots generated during machine counts. Human beings consciously rejected these ballots as they sequenced through the manual count. There is no way the ballots could have been designated as questionable without having first been subjected to human scrutiny, thereby fulfilling the manual recount requirement as set forth by Florida law. It is embarrassing to watch men and women try to defend the actions of Al Gore as he attempts to overturn a certified election. His behavior is most immature.