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The geography of the miscounts also points to other potential causes.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

Auditors concluded that miscounts in a New Hampshire election were primarily caused by the way ballots were folded, according to a report released Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Maine's analysis found that the Census Bureau's demonstration data on certain age and gender groups had error rates of more than 100%, which the letter warned would leave areas "vulnerable to large miscounts."

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2020

A United States Government Accountability Office report last year enumerated many flaws in the system that could lead to payment miscounts and confusion.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2019

Since all these errors could not be accounted for on the ground of miscounts on the part of the horse, it was evident that Hans is quite unable to count.

From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Pfungst, Oskar