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To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (86634)	11/10/2000 5:16:42 PM
From: Richard Habib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

No, from what I understand it hasn't been done. In the machine count they just bundle the cards with no visual inspection. The reason we rarely here of the issue is that it rarely matters. In Mass, I believe, a court overturned a congressional election because the visual inspection of cards resulted in a different result. Mass subsequently passed a law outlawing punch cards. Rich

To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (86634)	11/10/2000 5:18:43 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Duke, The way it was announced, they will be looking for cards not punched completely. Not cards with a complete punch and a second incomplete punch. A panel of three will inspect each card while a fourth person holds it up. NW