isn’t there an automatic 2nd recount, by hand, now required?
Depends entirely on the results of the machine recount. If it is not within those restrictions.... no hand recount. That is what is to be prayed for. And also, the machine recount, if not completed by any one SOE (like PB), would be the machine count made and reported on Election Night (revert to that one) only other alteration to that report would be the addition ONLY of any military ballots received (and tallied) through 5PM EST or 6PM CST Nov. 16th, tomorrow.
Governors race is a machine re-count.
Senate race is a hand re-count (margin was under .25%).
Nelson can concede and spare the state the travesty. It is the least he can do to honor all Floridians for them allowing him to serve.
This is my area of real concern as it is almost a certainty for the Florida-wide State Agriculture Commissioner Office. The Democrat's legal team will be doing a full-court press to add these other races (US Senate & FL Governor) to the hand recount as 'the look for one race can be easily extended to three at little cost'. That gives them the hope for the relaxed standards they are asking for and the 'right' to interpret the voter's 'intent'!
I fear the ugly and there are a lot of compliant Federal Judges after 8 years of Obama.