Test run. No doubt.
How about the GOP printing up their own bunch of ballots, just in case.
Then ‘find’ their 50,000 first before the Dems find theirs.
How would that play out?
Exactly. Merely setting the stage “see, it is a good thing to count ballots after the fact...” Set the precedent without changing any outcomes, without upsetting anyone. Then they’ll use it when it “counts” ...