The Ohio recount . . .
. . . is over, and George W. Bush won again.
This paragraph is interesting, though: "Kerry gained 734 more votes in the recount, and Bush picked up 449, mostly from disqualified ballots that were counted in the second tally because hanging chads had come loose when ballots were handled again or rerun through counting machines."
This seems to be the same problem Florida had in 2000 -- wear and tear on the paper ballots. The writer of the article leaves the assumption that the chads that fell were the chads that were intended to be marked by the voter, but there is no way to tell if that is the case. Repeated handling of paper ballots causes the ballot to lose its structural integrity. It's time to stop trolling for votes.
This paragraph is interesting, though: "Kerry gained 734 more votes in the recount, and Bush picked up 449, mostly from disqualified ballots that were counted in the second tally because hanging chads had come loose when ballots were handled again or rerun through counting machines."
This seems to be the same problem Florida had in 2000 -- wear and tear on the paper ballots. The writer of the article leaves the assumption that the chads that fell were the chads that were intended to be marked by the voter, but there is no way to tell if that is the case. Repeated handling of paper ballots causes the ballot to lose its structural integrity. It's time to stop trolling for votes.
posted by Hal | 4:53 PM
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