Don’t count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do

Don’t count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON (AP) — With the American electorate so evenly divided, there will be elections in November close enough that officials will have to recount the votes. Just don’t expect those recounts to change the winner. They rarely do, even when the margins are tiny. “The (original) count is pretty accurate because the machines…