41. Gore, hoping to pick up votes through the dimpled ballots, has argued that an indentation on the cardboard ballot indicates voter intent. 42. Gore has sought a lenient standard for the dimples, arguing that an indentation on the cardboard ballot indicated voter intent. 43. In cases where questions arose about the voter intent, he said, Lewis would make the determination personally. 44. Inside, the three board members squinted one-by-one at the punchcard ballots, looking for punctures and slivers of light to weigh voter intent. 45. It directs Secretary of State Katherine Harris to draft rules for manual reviews that take voter intent into account and provide a standard on judging oddly marked ballots. 46. Labarga said the board can reject dimpled ballots only after trying to determine voter intent. 47. Kerrey suggested that if Republicans accept voter intent as a standard for recount ballots Democrats would accept the tabulation of overseas ballots under the same rules. 48. Labarga said the board can reject dimpled ballots only after seeking to determine voter intent. 49. The Broward canvassing board members looked at each disputed ballot, checking for punctures and slivers of light to weigh voter intent. 50. The board members looked at each ballot, checking for punctures and slivers of light to weigh voter intent. |