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Politics : Should George W. Bush Concede?

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To: active22 who wrote (362)	12/10/2000 11:16:26 AM
From: david james	Read Replies (2) of 554

Butterfly Ballot to Decide Electoral College Count December 9, 2000 Web posted at: 1:57 p.m. EST (1857 GMT) From CMN Capitol Hill Correspondent Michael Dobbins WASHINGTON (CMN) -- With continued uncertainty in the presidential election, CMN reports that the Al Gore team has added one new twist. As Vice President, Al Gore is responsible for tabulating and reporting the results of the Electoral College. In what many consider one more act of "strange but true" behavior of this election, CMN has learned that Gore will require that the Electoral College members vote for their candidates using a punch card system and a confusing butterfly ballot. In response, unnamed members of the Gore team responded: "If we can't trust a handcount in Florida, how can we trust a handcount in the Electoral College?" Considering that a punch card system produces a typical undervote of 2%, approximately 10 electoral college votes may be in jeopardy. With only a two vote majority, should Bush win Florida, such an undervote could possibly alter the outcome of the election. Lawyers for the Bush team have stated that they were preparing a response.

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