81.   Previously, the board had planned to count only ballots from which at least two sides of a chad were detached.

82.   Results, however, were preliminary and an official count was not expected for at least a week because ballots are being counted by hand.

83.   Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, their vice-presidential nominee, last weekend urged that the excluded military ballots be counted.

84.   She declined to identify who will count the ballots, saying that to do so would expose the firm to pressure from the media.

85.   Some are actually counting ballots, while others are matching vote totals against the number of registered voters.

86.   Since ballots are counted by hand, election officials warned that final results in an extremely tight contest may not be known until Friday, or even Sunday.

87.   So, when the ballots are counted next week for dismissal and for calling witnesses, the analysts predicted a sharp party-line divide.

88.   Since the only person in the room not voting was a newspaper reporter, the committee asked that he count the ballots.

89.   Spectators continued to gather outside the Palm Beach Emergency Management Center, where the ballots are being counted.

90.   Still, many Democrats are eager to have the ballots counted some day, even if it is not done in time to make Gore president.