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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (46390)12/11/2000 9:23:05 PM
From: Just_Observing  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
machines were counting ALL the votes. if these machines for some reason are prone to error, error should be distributed evenly among the candidates

All machines are not created equal.

Florida's differing vote-counting machines resulted in more GOP votes

By SEAN HOLTON and JEFF KURTH, Sun-Sentinel
Web-posted: 11:33 p.m. Nov. 18, 2000

“Machines are neither Republican nor Democratic.
But on Election Day in Florida, the best vote-counting machines may have turned out to be a secret weapon for Republicans. And those machines could make the crucial difference that puts George W. Bush in the White House.”

“>Pen-marked, precinct tabulated ballots: Producing by far the most complete results, this vote-counting system recorded votes for more than 99 percent of ballots cast. Because problematic ballots are kicked back from machines to voters immediately, they can be corrected or redone on the spot. Most of the 17,537 ballots with no votes in these counties were uncorrectable absentee ballots or those deliberately left blank, officials said. The 25 counties with this system favored Bush by 52.9 percent to 44.6 percent for Gore.”

“>Punch cards: Counties using these systems recorded no votes for 3.9 percent of ballots cast, accounting for 144,985 of the unrecorded presidential votes. Problem ballots are not discovered until they have been run through tabulation machines at a central location. The 25 counties with this system included Gore's biggest strongholds, and favored him overall by 51.8 percent to 46 percent for Bush.”

Statistically, that works out to be a loss of 6253 votes for Gore.

sun-sentinel.com
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