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We show that the butterfly ballot used in Palm Beach County, Florida, in the 2000 presidential election caused more than 2,000 Democratic voters to vote by mistake for Reform candidate Pat Buchanan, a number larger than George W. Bush’s certified margin of victory in Florida.
The "butterfly ballot" used in Palm Beach County, Florida was suspected of causing Al Gore 's supporters to accidentally vote for Pat Buchanan.
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Mar 30, 2024 · Mr. Buchanan also fared much better among Election Day voters — who used the butterfly ballot — than among absentee voters, who did not, a pattern not seen elsewhere in the state....
Oct 16, 2020 · But many voters said the design was confusing, causing them to inadvertently vote for conservative Pat Buchanan instead of Al Gore or to spoil their ballots by double-marking them. Now: Both...
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The following day, the Democratic Party in Palm Beach filed suit to contest the vote count due to mistakes using the "butterfly" ballot. They argued that the structure of the butterfly ballot had caused many voters to mistakenly punch out the hole for Buchanan when they meant to vote for Gore.
Dec 1, 2001 · We show that the butterfly ballot used in Palm Beach County, Florida, in the 2000 presidential election caused more than 2,000 Democratic voters to vote by mistake for Reform candidate Pat Buchanan, a number larger than George W. Bush's certified margin of victory in Florida.
Dec 1, 2001 · e show that the butterfly ballot used in Palm Beach County, Florida, in the 2000 presidential election caused more than 2,000 Democratic voters to vote by mistake for Reform candidate Pat...
