Lost votes

A special report: St. Petersburg Times


Is this a vote? You be the judge

Imagine you were a canvassing board member counting votes cast in last year’s historic election. Would you count the ballots on this page?

© St. Petersburg Times, published November 11, 2001

OPTICAL SCAN BALLOTS | PUNCH CARD BALLOTS
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Click any thumbnail graphic below to browse optical scan ballots:
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(By the way, these were among the 175,010 votes for president that were not counted.)
PUNCH CARD BALLOTS
Canvassing board members had to decide whether to count a ballot depending on how a chad hung or how cleanly it was punched.
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Click graphic below to enlarge:
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