Discrepancies between the number of votes counted in the computerized poll book and those contained in the ballot box are creating problems in Michigan's recount effort, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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If the numbers don't match, the precinct can't be recounted, unless there is a valid explanation and the original results would stand.

This is raising some concerns about the accuracy of Michigan's vote.

The Free Press reported Tuesday that in a precinct in Rochester Hills, the computerized book listed 848 names, but the ballot box had only 847 ballots. The poll workers didn't have an explanation for the discrepancy.

"It didn't match on the canvass and it doesn't match now," said Joe Rozell, Oakland County's director of elections. "This precinct is not recountable."

In Wayne County, as many as one-third of precincts might not be recounted.

The problem has been popping up in precincts in several counties, according to the publication.

Keenan Pontoni, state coordinator for Recount Michigan, said the state is seeing the issue in "several instances."

“We think that any instance where ballots are not being counted compromises the process," she told the Free Press.