Okay, so I looked this up on Wikipedia. And I suppose my next questions would be: * "why were those managing the recount so inflexible about when the re-count

Okay, so I looked this up on Wikipedia. And I suppose my next questions would be: * "why were those managing the recount so inflexible about when the re-count had to be completed by?" * "why wasn't there any middle ground that could have been achieved by those (ostensibly) asking for 'openness' and those wanting to do the recount?" --- for example, by this, I am imagining something like the police maintaining order amongst the viewing public, so that they do not physically harm or otherwise distract the re-counting officials, and having professional observers from both parties available to make rounds as the process is being executed?