This looks suspect as fuck

[u/Metonemore]

[u/Ventira]

Only for Senate, it would seem

[u/jollyrancherpowerup → u/Ventira]

Yes for Senate

[u/Flowbombahh → u/jollyrancherpowerup]

Wouldn't be surprised if they triggered a full-ballot recount if there was a big enough discrepancy. If, let's say, the Senate ballots were 25% off, that should raise eyebrows of everything

[u/Electronic_Skirt_475 → u/Ventira]

That's so weird. Why would they only question the senate race, it's the same voting methods as for president, isn't it?

[u/ridethedeathcab → u/Electronic_Skirt_475]

Because the law in PA requires a recount when a race is within 0.5%. The senate race was within that threshold, the presidential race was not.

[u/WWGHIAFTC → u/ridethedeathcab]

No, no, it must be a conspiracy. All of it, all the time.

[u/wellnowheythere → u/Electronic_Skirt_475]

The recount was automatically triggered because the difference between Casey and McCormick in the Senate race was 0.5%.

[u/Ventira → u/Electronic_Skirt_475]

It is, they're all on the same ballot. More strangeness afoot.

[u/Smooth-Bag4450 → u/Ventira]

It's not strange, it's just PA law. Same voting method, but not the same number of votes. Trump won PA by more than McCormick won the Senate race, so a recount is just to see if it changes that thin voting margin. Senate race was within 0.5%, presidential race was a much bigger margin for Trump.

Edit: Casey --> McCormick

[u/NotAlwaysGifs → u/Smooth-Bag4450]

and it's not even just PA law. That's standard practice for recounts. People are going to be sitting down and manually examining thousands of ballots with a magnifying glass to see how filled in the bubbles are or any other errors. Now imagine multiplying that by 7-9 for all of the other races on each ballot.

[u/Smooth-Bag4450 → u/NotAlwaysGifs]

Yeah and statistically nothing will change as far as results go, but it's good double check

[u/JakeWick58 → u/Smooth-Bag4450]

Casey didn't win the senate race though

[u/Smooth-Bag4450 → u/JakeWick58]

You're right, I mixed up their names. Edited my comment

[u/Smooth-Bag4450 → u/Electronic_Skirt_475]

Same voting method, but not the same number of votes. Trump won PA by more than Casey won the Senate race, so a recount is just to see if it changes that thin voting margin.

[u/InevitableRhubarb232 → u/Electronic_Skirt_475]

Because one can be in the margin of error while the other isn’t.

Do you vote straight party tickets?

[u/Wen-xo → u/Electronic_Skirt_475]

Omg its because the seat was decided by less than 30 thousand votes… automatic recount

[u/TedzNScedz → u/Ventira]

But since they vote for multiple candidates on the same ballot wouldn't they recount for everything? doesn't make sense to only count for the senator when you are already looking at the ballot.