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To: abuelita who wrote (13818)11/10/2000 1:50:35 AM
From: Cactus Jack  Read Replies (1) of 65232
 
Rose,

Good observation. It will be interesting to see how "legal" is determined; my guess is that the legality of the ballot itself -- approved by appropriate officials of both major parties in the county -- will be exceedingly difficult to overturn.

I've seen several people today refer to a Florida law requiring that the box to be marked when selecting a candidate must be to the right of the candidate's name; my understanding is that this provision applies only when "marking" (i.e. with a pen) a box. In Palm Beach County, to the contrary, they used an electronic ballot, in which the box is punched out of the ballot rather than marked with a pen, thus permitting electronic counting of the ballots. My understanding is that electronic ballots are governed by a different provision of the law which does NOT specify that the box must be to the right of a candidate's name. If so, the ballot appears to be legal on its face.

We'll find out soon enough (I hope).

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