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To: PartyTime who wrote (65953)	11/9/2000 1:11:29 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

The one that was put to the public and candidates a week before the election? That ballot? Funny, I never heard Gore's camp complain about it before the election. No, only after he loses is it an issue. LoF

To: PartyTime who wrote (65953)	11/9/2000 1:12:29 PM
From: BishopsChild	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

If you read the law on how the ballot was to be formulated, I believe you'll find the butterfly type ballot that was used and is now in question was illegal. What LAW re: how a ballot is formulated are you talking about ?????? Can you post a link so we can all read what it is you're talking about ?????

To: PartyTime who wrote (65953)	11/9/2000 1:16:46 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Both Democrats and Republican election officials signed off on the format. Legally that constitutes a waiver. The ballot is legal.

To: PartyTime who wrote (65953)	11/9/2000 1:34:52 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Why can't eligible voters be legally presumed to have meant what they did? The issues are: 1) Are the ballots as formulated legal under Florida law? I suspect that they are. If so, intent doesn't matter; 2) Under Florida law is a defaced ballot a valid one? I doubt it. The law probably says that if you are too stupid to read a ballot properly, then deface it, the defaced ballot doesn't count. I also suspect that under Florida law, if a voter unintentionally makes a mistake on a ballot, there is a right to have the ballot disqualified at the booth, and have a new one issued so that the unintended one doesn't count. How else can anyone determine after the fact that a mistaken vote has been made? If it can be done after the vote has been cast, the probability of manipulation increases exponentially, as the last few days have so beautifully shown.