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To: Mr. Palau who wrote (76899)	11/15/2000 9:23:12 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Didn't look arbitrary. LoF

To: Mr. Palau who wrote (76899)	11/15/2000 9:45:40 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Here's a good reason Mr. P, cnn.com The so-called "Votomatic" system developed in the 1960s is based on technology that has been considered obsolete for years. the punch-card ballots used in counties like Broward and Palm Beach counties are so prone to inaccurate counting that a National Bureau of Standards report recommended their elimination more than a decade ago. "It is generally not possible to exactly duplicate a count obtained on pre-scored punch cards." Among the races that led to those assessments was a 1984 race for property appraiser in Palm Beach County, Florida -- one of the counties at the center of the dispute in the presidential race.