A lawyer friend sent me this
102.166 of the Florida Election Laws:
(4)(a) Any candidate whose name appeared on the ballot, any political
committee that supports or opposes an issue which appeared on the ballot,
or any political party whose candidates' names appeared on the ballot may
file a written request with the county canvassing board for a manual
recount. The written request shall contain a statement of the reason the
manual recount is being requested.
(b) Such request must be filed with the canvassing board prior to the time
the canvassing board certifies the results for the office being protested
or within 72 hours after midnight of the date the election was held,
whichever occurs later.
(c) The county canvassing board may authorize a manual recount. If a
manual recount is authorized, the county canvassing board shall make a
reasonable effort to notify each candidate whose race is being recounted of
the time and place of such recount.
(d) The manual recount must include at least three precincts and at least
1 percent of the total votes cast for such candidate or issue. In the event
there are less than three precincts involved in the election, all precincts
shall be counted. The person who requested the recount shall choose three
precincts to be recounted, and, if other precincts are recounted, the
county canvassing board shall select the additional precincts.
(5) If the manual recount indicates an error in the vote tabulation which
could affect the outcome of the election, the county canvassing board
shall:
(a) Correct the error and recount the remaining precincts with the vote
tabulation system;
(b) Request the Department of State to verify the tabulation software; or
(c) Manually recount all ballots.
(6) Any manual recount shall be open to the public.
(7) Procedures for a manual recount are as follows:
(a) The county canvassing board shall appoint as many counting teams of at
least two electors as is necessary to manually recount the ballots. A
counting team must have, when possible, members of at least two political
parties. A candidate involved in the race shall not be a member of the
counting team.
(b) If a counting team is unable to determine a voter's intent in casting
a ballot, the ballot shall be presented to the county canvassing board for
it to determine the voter's intent.
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A lawyer friend sent me this
102.166 of the Florida Election Laws:
(4)(a) Any candidate whose name appeared on the ballot, any political
committee that supports or opposes an issue which appeared on the ballot,
or any political party whose candidates' names appeared on the ballot may
file a written request with the county canvassing board for a manual
recount. The written request shall contain a statement of the reason the
manual recount is being requested.
(b) Such request must be filed with the canvassing board prior to the time
the canvassing board certifies the results for the office being protested
or within 72 hours after midnight of the date the election was held,
whichever occurs later.
(c) The county canvassing board may authorize a manual recount. If a
manual recount is authorized, the county canvassing board shall make a
reasonable effort to notify each candidate whose race is being recounted of
the time and place of such recount.
(d) The manual recount must include at least three precincts and at least
1 percent of the total votes cast for such candidate or issue. In the event
there are less than three precincts involved in the election, all precincts
shall be counted. The person who requested the recount shall choose three
precincts to be recounted, and, if other precincts are recounted, the
county canvassing board shall select the additional precincts.
(5) If the manual recount indicates an error in the vote tabulation which
could affect the outcome of the election, the county canvassing board
shall:
(a) Correct the error and recount the remaining precincts with the vote
tabulation system;
(b) Request the Department of State to verify the tabulation software; or
(c) Manually recount all ballots.
(6) Any manual recount shall be open to the public.
(7) Procedures for a manual recount are as follows:
(a) The county canvassing board shall appoint as many counting teams of at
least two electors as is necessary to manually recount the ballots. A
counting team must have, when possible, members of at least two political
parties. A candidate involved in the race shall not be a member of the
counting team.
(b) If a counting team is unable to determine a voter's intent in casting
a ballot, the ballot shall be presented to the county canvassing board for
it to determine the voter's intent.
102.166 of the Florida Election Laws:
(4)(a) Any candidate whose name appeared on the ballot, any political
committee that supports or opposes an issue which appeared on the ballot,
or any political party whose candidates' names appeared on the ballot may
file a written request with the county canvassing board for a manual
recount. The written request shall contain a statement of the reason the
manual recount is being requested.
(b) Such request must be filed with the canvassing board prior to the time
the canvassing board certifies the results for the office being protested
or within 72 hours after midnight of the date the election was held,
whichever occurs later.
(c) The county canvassing board may authorize a manual recount. If a
manual recount is authorized, the county canvassing board shall make a
reasonable effort to notify each candidate whose race is being recounted of
the time and place of such recount.
(d) The manual recount must include at least three precincts and at least
1 percent of the total votes cast for such candidate or issue. In the event
there are less than three precincts involved in the election, all precincts
shall be counted. The person who requested the recount shall choose three
precincts to be recounted, and, if other precincts are recounted, the
county canvassing board shall select the additional precincts.
(5) If the manual recount indicates an error in the vote tabulation which
could affect the outcome of the election, the county canvassing board
shall:
(a) Correct the error and recount the remaining precincts with the vote
tabulation system;
(b) Request the Department of State to verify the tabulation software; or
(c) Manually recount all ballots.
(6) Any manual recount shall be open to the public.
(7) Procedures for a manual recount are as follows:
(a) The county canvassing board shall appoint as many counting teams of at
least two electors as is necessary to manually recount the ballots. A
counting team must have, when possible, members of at least two political
parties. A candidate involved in the race shall not be a member of the
counting team.
(b) If a counting team is unable to determine a voter's intent in casting
a ballot, the ballot shall be presented to the county canvassing board for
it to determine the voter's intent.
