on Voting and Ballot Form in Palm Beach County
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I believe with a very high degree of scientific certainty that defects in the butterfly ballot form used in Palm Beach County caused substantial bias in the recording of people's votes. At least 2000 people who intended to vote for Al Gore ended up having their votes recorded for Pat Buchanan, but virtually no one who intended to vote for George Bush had their vote recorded for another candidate. As a result, the butterfly ballot in Palm Beach County had the net effect of being significantly biased against Al Gore.
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