Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
The Guardian is saying that there’s only one per cent of votes left to count and they’re from Democrat leaning areas, but it looks certain that the rule which says there should be an automatic recount if the margin of victory is below 0.5 % will come into force.
I think Ossoff is just over 17,000 votes in the lead and has a 0.39% gap in his favour. That should mean that he needs to extend his lead to just over 22,000 to ensure he has a 0.5% gap and the question of an automatic recount goes away. Even with the dregs of votes still to come in from mainly Democrat counties that target may still be achievable. I think there are also some 'overseas' votes (including the military) to add in to the totals by Friday. Even if there is a recount the likelihood is that the win will be confirmed within a day or two.