Do you remember the hanging chad debacle, when the ballot was deliberately misaligned so the scanner might not 'read' the right candidate for the intended vote? The woman who was the state elections officer who smugly reassured Bush she knew he had won? Several experts had to be called in to hand count the votes. Meanwhile, the SCOTUS m…
Do you remember the hanging chad debacle, when the ballot was deliberately misaligned so the scanner might not 'read' the right candidate for the intended vote? The woman who was the state elections officer who smugly reassured Bush she knew he had won? Several experts had to be called in to hand count the votes. Meanwhile, the SCOTUS made the decision before all the ballots could be certified. Al Gore asked for a recount of a few counties, which did go to Bush. However, independently, The Saint Petersburg Times sponsored a recount of the entire state. Several weeks later, Al Gore had won the electoral votes in Florida, and thus the presidency, but it was a moot point because the court had already made the decision.
Do you remember the hanging chad debacle, when the ballot was deliberately misaligned so the scanner might not 'read' the right candidate for the intended vote? The woman who was the state elections officer who smugly reassured Bush she knew he had won? Several experts had to be called in to hand count the votes. Meanwhile, the SCOTUS made the decision before all the ballots could be certified. Al Gore asked for a recount of a few counties, which did go to Bush. However, independently, The Saint Petersburg Times sponsored a recount of the entire state. Several weeks later, Al Gore had won the electoral votes in Florida, and thus the presidency, but it was a moot point because the court had already made the decision.