Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: greenspirit who wrote (84460)	11/22/2000 1:46:03 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

The right to count dimpled ballots always existed at the county level, but that right was never exercised in past elections because numbers to certify a winner were obtained through a regular hand count of hanging chads. In other words, no need for Step C if Step B shows a candidate winning by 300 votes and there were only 200 disputed ballots. Therefore, no rules were changed mid-stream. The courts have been consistently clear in this area: dimpled ballots do count, if they are consistently dimpled, and not a mix of dimples and open windows.