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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Recounts independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader requested in 11 voting precincts continued to show few changes from original results Monday.

Ballot counters finished work in 10 of the 11 precincts and were due to finish the last, Salem, before noon Tuesday.

“It looks like a pretty accurate count here in New Hampshire,” said Michael Richardson, Nader’s representative.

Nader campaign officials have said the recount could expand to other precincts, or even other states, based on the results. But no candidate’s tallies have changed enough to affect overall percentages so far.

Richardson and state election officials said the vote gains were largely due to typical counting-machine errors. They included voters circling an oval, instead of filling it in, to choose a candidate.

The largest gain for a presidential candidate has been nearly 25 votes, but gains of 10 votes or fewer have been more common. When one major-party candidate gained, the other also tended to gain.

“There doesn’t seem to be any error due to fraud based on what we’re seeing here today,” Richardson said.

Nader’s campaign must decide whether to order more recounts Tuesday.

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