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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TraderGreg who wrote (3715)	11/28/2000 11:04:56 AM
From: chomolungma	Respond to of 6710

I don't remember where I read that the 2% undervote, or protest vote (no choice),was nationwide. I do remember that they said that this was a fairly predictable phenomenon and has been going on for years.

To: TraderGreg who wrote (3715)	11/28/2000 11:11:55 AM
From: Cisco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

The uncounted ballots in Florida — which have played a key role in Democratic challenges — are just a drop in the bucket of ballots dismissed nationwide because of voter error, say political observers. An estimated 180,000 votes were dismissed in Florida — out of 6.1 million votes cast — because of improper voting procedures. However, more than 2 million ballots were tossed out in all 50 states and also will not be counted, said Curtis Gans, director of the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate. Mr. Gans estimates that between 1 percent and 1.8 percent of votes cast — or 2.1 million to 2.8 million ballots — were eliminated nationally. "These are people who by one form or another did not accurately do their ballot, and it was thereby thrown out for one reason or another," Mr. Gans said. 208.246.212.80