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To: Sam Citron who wrote (39514)	11/11/2000 2:40:45 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

Sam, Re:4.1% of voters in PB county were disenfranchised because they punched more than one hole. This is an unusually high percentage. One thing the is NEVER mentioned by the Dems is that within the 19000 spoiled votes are votes which have been recast. ie. If a person goes to someone in the polling area and says they made a mistake on their ballot, they are given another ballot to use and the spoiled one becomes part of the 19000. This however, is never mention by Jesse Jackson or any Dem. In addition, 15,000 ballots were spoiled in '96 in a much lower turnout and nobody complained. BTW, disenchanfrised means: dis·fran·chise (dĭs-frăn'chīz') v.tr., dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing, dis·fran·chis·es. To deprive of a privilege, an immunity, or a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote; disenfranchise. To deprive (a corporation, for example) of a privilege or franchise. All of these people had the right to vote, they simply did it wrong. Locking the doors to the polling places is disenfranchisement; this is not. Florida law defines a legal ballot as one having a hole to the right of the candidates name. This ballot was not in compliance with the law and it obviously confused many voters. Not true, as per the Secretary of State of FLA. The hole to the right of the candidates name refers to PAPER BALLOTS only according to FLA law. Electronic voting using punchcards does not have this same stipulation in the law, yet again the Dems consistently fail to mention this. But ultimately when there are important issues of voters rights on the table, I'd prefer that they be carefully adjudicated by an impartial judge. Why is a judge necessary? Bush won the initial count, and the recount. Should he prevail when all absentee ballots come in, litigation has no place here. BK