Florida ’ s District 13 Election in 2006 : Can Statistics Tell Us Who Won ?
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Unfortunately, many things can go wrong. In the United States voters are often confronted with bewildering numbers of issues to decide. Ballot choices and designs vary from election to election and from district to district—or even within a district. People may have trouble casting the votes they intend. Both machine and human issues affect how votes are recorded and counted. Especially in a close race, the official results may not reflect the actual choices of the voting public.
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