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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve

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To: jttmab who wrote (3010)	11/22/2000 11:53:05 AM
From: Windsock	Read Replies (2) of 6710

JTT -Re"There were other aspects of the decision and I believe that included the reading of dimpled ballots." The FL Supreme Court did have something to say on chad, including what the media are calling dimpled chad. The Court cited the words of the Illinois Supreme Court concerning the good practice of using manual recounts as "particularly apt", see page 34. The Illinois Supreme Court citation first discusses the need to ascertain the intent of the voter with reasonable certainty and goes on to state "These voters should not be disenfranchised where their intent may be ascertained with reasonable certainty, simply because the chad they punched did not completely dislodge from the ballot." See page 35. The citation of this language by the FL Supreme Court as "particulary apt" in fact operates to set a standard for the Florida recount. The Illinois standard is virtually the same standard for hand counts that has been used for 15 years in Texas and was signed into law by Bush Jr in 1997.

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