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To: Ilaine who wrote (36333)	11/10/2000 5:15:41 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 436258

CB - boston.com Galvin cites concern, orders Boston recount By Steven Wilmsen, Globe Staff, 11/10/2000 Secretary of State William F. Galvin has ordered a recount of all Boston ballots after city election workers discovered at least 30,000 votes were overlooked in 51 precincts scattered around the city.... ...The problem - blamed on old machines and human error - affected only ballot questions, not candidates for office, authorities said. And the number of votes in question probably won't be large enough to overturn already reported results.... ...The problem surfaced on Wednesday as Boston election officials double-checked tally sheets filled out by wardens who counted ballots at polling places the night polls closed. Many of the tally sheets showed no one voted on any ballot questions - even in precincts where thousands showed up. ''That's just nonsensical,'' said Nancy Lo, who heads the city elections department. ''With such a big turnout, it's impossible you're going to have zero.'' Officials believe wardens in at least 51 of the city's 254 precincts misread voting machines, which record votes on mechanical counters similar to odometers. The counters are arranged in rows and columns, and not all of them are used in a given election. Wardens may have mistakenly tallied votes from inactive counters while overlooking the ones recording the votes, officials said...." In Florida, the Gore voters can't punch the right numbers of holes in the right places. In Boston, the Gore Union supporters should not be believed if they try to sell you a used car with no mileage on it. Regards, Don