[AxelPaulsenJr]

I agree the counting will not change the outcome. But it is never a waste of time to count votes. If people voted according to the rules then they deserve to be counted. Lets not confuse unneeded recounts with counting the original legitimately cast votes. I am sure if you were one of those you would want your voice counted.

Let me give you a blated welcome to the Free Republic.

True it is not a waste to recount, if the count was not done correctly the first time. The danger in a recount is that the losing side now knows how many ballots they need to come up with to win.

[Keith59]

Thanks for the welcome. My point is only that counting the Provisional is not a recount rather only part of the original count. Regardless if we expect it to change the outcome or not (which we know it won't) the original counting of all legitimate votes is the key to any fair election. I am not disagreeing with you I am just saying it a bit differently.