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To: Bill who wrote (73797)	11/14/2000 10:21:02 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

It seems to me that the standard they are using in Florida are the same as those set out in Texas law for punchcards. I have seen and used punchcard voting systems (they still have them here in Alameda County in CA), and chads dont just fall out from handling. You have to firmly press them out, and as we all know now, even then they may not fall out altogether. As for veto authority, I sure neither party has it. My undestanding is that if there is a disgreement, the canvass board makes the decision. If there is still disagreement, I assume that the card could be segregated and the validity of such votes could be resolved later by a court if necessary. Listen, I am not defending the punchcard system. It's screwed up, and they ought to dump the system. But the "chad" process going in Florida goes on every election all over the US, wherever there is close race. It's just that now the whole world knows about it.