In considering the request, the Commissioner and the full Commission had regard to the level of accuracy achieved by the data entry of paper ballots and the computer count. The Commission was satisfied that the level of accuracy was so high that a recount in any form could not have improved on the accuracy of the original count, and that there was no probability that the original count had indicated that the wrong candidates had been elected, given the margins between the winning and losing candidates.
When considering the request, the Commissioner and the entire Commission assessed the level of precision achieved by manually entering paper ballots and computer counting. The Commission was confident that the level of precision was so high that any recount would not have improved on the accuracy of the original count, and that there was no possibility that the original count had incorrectly indicated the election results, given the significant margins between the winning and losing candidates.