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To: TigerPaw who wrote (84087)	11/21/2000 11:13:12 PM
From: zonkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Tiger, I heard someone on TV today say they thought the dimpled chads were probably caused by an obstruction in the voteamatic. What they meant was that if there were too many chads built up you couldn't push all the way through the card. It would be like placing your ballot on a book and trying to push the stylus through it. That sounded very plausible to me.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (84087)	11/22/2000 3:04:29 AM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769667

If the chad is dimpled as the ones shown the punch card was placed correctly on the voting machine. If the card is not inserted properly then all marks would be offset and I've head and seen none of this. I've used punch cards voting in past and placing the card into the voting machine incorrectly is only done by individuals in confirns. The machines and stylus I remember created a very accurate to 1/64 of an inch alignment of the thru hole and perforation chad area. But even if offset the physics of the forces I've calculated would allow the puncture of the card. I did and experiment. I create an alignment tool and a dull stylus of the dimensions 1/8 x 3/32. I took some card stock and dropped a one ounce weight 1 inch and the card stock was dimpled as deeply as those shown. I conclude that just placing the stylus lightly in the hole and withdrawing it would create a dimple mark. NO intent. Tom Watson tosiwmee