11.   The U.S. Supreme Court stopped a recount, saying it might have violated equal-protection guarantees that should give everyone the same chance to cast a valid vote.

12.   They claim that nonvotes and mistaken votes are valid votes that should be added to the Gore vote total.

13.   Visits to a dozen counting stations on Monday found instances of incorrect votes being read out and valid votes for opposition parties being set aside as incorrectly marked.

14.   And a candidate who obtains an absolute majority of the total number of valid votes will be elected outright.

15.   Failure to have a valid vote would merely mean Milosevic can continue to run the show for the time being.

16.   If neither candidate wins a majority of valid votes, a runoff would be held in late May or early June.

17.   If the trend holds, Fujimori could fall short of a majority of valid votes Sunday.

18.   If no candidate wins a majority of valid votes, a runoff would be held in late May or early June.

19.   No jurisdiction in the United States of America would accept such a ballot as a valid vote, and Florida law specifically does not.