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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (128802)	11/18/2000 2:35:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570096

Jim I don't think I said that Just for the record this is what you said: "Maybe they said, Hey, I don't want anyone for President and didn't punch all the way." There was your explanation as to why some ballots had chads halfway punched. My problem is mainly with the pregnant chads being counted as a vote...or whether a ballot with a gore vote AND a pregnant chad for say Browne is counted as a disqualified ballot or a vote for Gore... If the dimple ignored when the person already voted Gore and counted if the pregnant chad was for gore? What if there are two pregnant chads, one Gore, one Buchanan? who gets the vote...? Disqualified? The process has been determined and implemented by the responsible people, including both Democrats and Republicans, for the effected counties. The process is under intense scrutiny. I am confident that it will be done honestly. I am unclear what you are so worried about....so far the process has increased Bush's lead. ted

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (128802)	11/19/2000 10:39:19 AM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 1570096

Jim, to keep it fair, they throw out anyone objecting too often! cnn.com Q: Is the process of counting a partisan activity? Savidge: Ideally the elections officials would like to consider this as an unpartisan function, but they realize that it is not. One of the things they have found, and one of the things they are starting to keep track of, is who it is raising the most objections. If someone is objecting over and over again, they begin a process of identifying them ... and will ask them to leave."