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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (109249)12/10/2000 10:58:35 AM
From: James R. Barrett  Read Replies (2) of 769667
 
The "controlling legal authority" <g> is the vote counts if there is a clear indication of voter intent.

Please define in concrete terms the exact meaning of "clear indication of voter intent" regarding a punch ballot.

How could someone possibly know if a voter started to vote for a candidate by putting a dimple on the ballot and then changed his mind and decided not to vote for a president. The voter would assume, and he would be correct, that the dimpled ballot would not count as a vote for president because the instructions on the ballot and signs on the walls say the chad must be completely punched out.

Calling a dimpled ballot a legal vote is nothing more than a wild guess by the person counting the votes.

If I accidently put a dimple next to Ralph Nader's name and some idiot counted it as a legal vote I would feel compelled to burn down Yellowstone National Park to redeem myself.
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