PA Lawmakers Propose automatic recounts in close elections -- gathering support
/With the 2000
presidential election and the Florida debacle still fresh in their
minds, a group of Democratic lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill to
mandate an automatic recount whenever the margin between the top two
candidates is .5 percent or less. State Rep. Babette Josephs
(D-Philadelphia) said in introducing the bill that history is full of
close elections. While the George Bush-Al Gore contest is the most
famous, she also pointed to last year's Superior Court race in
Pennsylvania that was decided by just 28 votes and took 10 weeks to
pick a winner. "The legislation will set up parameters to help
determine a clear winner in a close statewide race," Josephs
said. Offering support for Josephs' bill were representatives
from the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and the state director
of the American Civil Liberties Union. [more 
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