What exactly is a recount?

[Jeremy]

Sorry if this is a dumb question...

But do they just recount all of the votes from before...

Or is it a whole new vote?

[jasonuher]

Usually it will be hand count of the paper ballots previously counted by machine, to avoid 'mistakes' in the programming.

[LudwigVan Kubrick]

pointless too because anyone capable of rigging an election would be equally capable of disposing of the evidence.

[Paulbot_9876]

recount= people go to prison....Mwaahaahaahaaa