Nader requests New Hampshire recount

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire is about to become a test case for the accuracy of optical scan vote-counting machines because third-party presidential candidate Ralph Nader has asked for a recount.

The request covers 11 of the state's 126 precincts that use Diebold Inc.'s Accuvote optical scanning machines to count paper ballots. Depending on the results, his campaign could ask for other recounts, spokesman Kevin Zeese said Monday.

Nader doesn't expect to change the outcome but wants to address concerns that the machines are inaccurate or can be tampered with, Zeese said.