Ahriman

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Mon Oct-25-04 04:47 PM
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Fewer voting errors likely this November

The vote count in this year's presidential election should be far more accurate and comprehensive than the controversial election of 2000, a USA TODAY analysis found.

More than 1.9 million ballots were disqualified in 2000 because they registered multiple presidential votes or none when run through vote-counting machines.

The rate of voter error — about 2% of ballots — should be slashed drastically this year because of better ballot design, new voting machines and voter education, say election officials and political scientists who track voting habits.

"We learned a lot about the causes of voter error in 2000. I wouldn't be surprised if the error rate was cut in half," says Philip Klinkner, co-author of a Harvard University report on spoiled ballots in the 2000 election.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-25-fewer-voting-errors_x.htm?csp=22_tnt

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lazarus

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Mon Oct-25-04 05:01 PM
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greekspeak

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Mon Oct-25-04 05:07 PM
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2. In further news, sources today report pink hippos roosting in trees.

And finally, hell has apparently frozen over. Get your ice skating tickets from Baalzebub while ya can, before the big thaw!

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pmbryant

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Mon Oct-25-04 05:07 PM
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3. So only 1 million votes won't be counted

I don't find that particularly comforting or acceptable.

--Peter

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AndyTiedye

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Mon Oct-25-04 05:19 PM
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4. Yeah, sure...

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NashVegas

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Mon Oct-25-04 06:09 PM
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5. duplicate thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x931306

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BadGimp

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Mon Oct-25-04 06:23 PM
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6. I got 2 words for this story

BULL SHIT

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Moderator

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Mon Oct-25-04 06:29 PM
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7. Duplicate--please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x931306

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