What I can never understand is, why is it considered important to get the count done quickly? Why not take six months if need be?
And in America, where there are literally months between the election and the time the elected president takes over, how was it possible to justify pretending there was any need to rush? Especially when the rush meant that for a sizeable number of people it this cast doubt on the legitimacy of the winning candidate as President. I've always assumed that the reason for putting in such a long delay between election day and inauguration day was to allow for just this kind of situation, and to avoid any doubts about legitimacy.