More interesting stuff:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/11/09/MN83574.DTL
A quote:
"But the continuing count isn't the only
electoral concern in the nation's
fourth-largest state. Complaints
about a confusing ballot in Palm
Beach County erupted after officials
in West Palm Beach said 19,120
ballots were disqualified on election
night because they showed votes for
more than one presidential candidate.
"``That total is a high number,'' said
Palm Beach County Commissioner
Carol Roberts, a member of the board
conducting a recount of the
presidential race. Only 3,783 voters
^^^^^^^^^^
made the same mistake on the U.S.
Senate section of the ballot."
An order of magnitude. I'm really not sure which is the better thing at
this point: for Gore to concede unconditionally and let a man be
president who, if things had worked properly, we know (with almost 100%
certainty), would have lost both the popular and electoral vote; or for
the Democrats to fight tooth and nail (because Republicans will fight
tooth and nail to prevent a revote) and drag out a process that already
has the nation's teeth on edge. IMO either solution sucks at this point.
Sen. Bob Kerry suggested another possible solution, which is to let the
entire state of Florida vote in a run-off election. That way everybody
would get a chance, even those who didn't go to the polls last time, to
voice their opinions on behalf of their state. It's in keeping with the
theory of the electoral college, that states determine the president.
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
