These 19,000 "spoiled" ballots account for about 0.3% of the vote count.
Doesn't seem too high to me.
reg
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From: "dennis roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: Stats on Palm Beach votes
> the people claim that since it had been publicized in the newspaper trial
> printing of the ballot ... that it was assumed that al gore, who IS listed
> second on the left ... that his vote would be the second hole ... so, it
> seems like many just like automatons ... punched the second hole ... which
> was for buchannan ... but, the ballot is clear enough ... the arrow next
to
> gore is clearly >>>>>> this way to the right hole ...
>
> but, i want to know why there has not be as much fervor over the 19,000
> invalidated ballots (primarily for double voting for TWO PRESIDENTIAL
> CANDIDATES) and WHY that is the case? sure, they say that it was 15,000
> last time (and then no one presses further on this issue) but ... this
> seems real high to me ...
>
> i would like to see some county listings ... with total votes and %
> invalidated for double voting and see if what palm beach is within the
> typical range or, really an outlier ... IF it is an outlier ... then how
> come? is it because the voters there are SO stupid as to vote for two
> presidential candidates??? i seriously doubt it ... however, if that is
not
> a plausible alternative, then .. what about the layout of the ballot
> compared to what was publicized in the local media??
>
> no one has really pressed this issue ... which seems crucial to me
>
> now, i am totally against REVOTES ... since, folks now know the results
and
> could alter their votes accordingly ... so that is not fair ... but, there
> has to be some ways to attempt to recreate from the invalidated ballots
...
> what happened and to try to recount those in relation to what appears to
be
> a read ballot design fiasco ...
>
>
>
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