11. Giuliani said Thursday that the miscount was simply a clerical error that was statistically insignificant. 12. This can increase the chance of miscounts ( either mistakes, or deliberate fraud ). 13. In a very few cases miscounts led to samples being just under 2, 000 words. 14. A machine would allow for faster return of results ( and remove risk of miscounts ). 15. He said there had been some miscounts and other errors that made the race still too uncertain. 16. They said an initial discrepancy in the death and injury toll was caused by an apparent miscount . 17. There remained suspicions about how the vote count _ or miscount _ affected minorities, especially blacks. 18. Particularly in rural counties, there are examples of vote buying, miscounts , and on and on. 19. "Deadwood on voter rolls complicates the electoral process and can cause problems like fraud and vote miscounts . 20. "I would hate to see this election swing on miscounts or mistakes, " he said.