Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To count again.
- noun An additional count, especially a second count of votes cast in an election.
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Examples
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State law would mandate a re-count if the margin is less than 2,000 votes.
Washington Election Results: Patty Murray Leads Dino Rossi In Senate Race As Vote Count Continues AP 2010
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Washington has seen close races recently, including 2004's gubernatorial contest and Democrat Maria Cantwell's re-count victory over Republican Sen. Slade Gorton in 2000.
Washington Election Results: Patty Murray Leads Dino Rossi In Senate Race As Vote Count Continues AP 2010
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State law would mandate a re-count if the margin is less than 2,000 votes.
Washington Election Results: Patty Murray Leads Dino Rossi In Senate Race As Vote Count Continues AP 2010
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It made up of the same rent-a-mob crew that disrupted/halted the 2000 Florida vote re-count.
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Democrats ... can you get enough people to cheat the first time so that we don't have to waste money on a re-count?
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Washington has seen close races recently, including 2004's gubernatorial contest and Democrat Maria Cantwell's re-count victory over Republican Sen. Slade Gorton in 2000.
Washington Election Results: Patty Murray Leads Dino Rossi In Senate Race As Vote Count Continues AP 2010
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Fey-Quick lets get the damn thing before they re-count the votes
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Mr. al-Maliki's bloc earlier this week accused the electoral commission's counting center of doctoring the numbers and demanded a re-count.
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Now we see that the re-count officials are admitting election irregularities.
The Adventues of Rocky and Gatewinkel (or When Gatemouth Met Hackshaw) 2010
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Now we see that the re-count officials are admitting election irregularities.
The Adventues of Rocky and Gatewinkel (or When Gatemouth Met Hackshaw) 2010
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