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To: Barry Grossman who wrote (118762)11/21/2000 8:11:25 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
Barry,

Rethinking your question about the "dimpled" chads.

I voted by the same punch card method. I suppose it is possible that someone could stick the stylus in the candidates hole, and push it down far enough to make an indentation in the cardboard, and at that precise moment change their mind and decide not to vote for that candidate. But I doubt it would happen very often. It seems much more likely that they intended that vote.

The only time an election canvas would approve a ballot with a dimple is when there is not a punch at all for the other side. If you buy the argument that the intent of the voter is of the utmost importance, maybe the "dimple" is adequate to count the vote.

John
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