1.   A complete ballot count is expected by next week, state election officials said.

2.   But if the official ballot count ignores those ballots cast by confused voters, it may also fail to reflect all the ballots that were submitted without any confusion.

3.   Chief Justice Charles Wells immediately asked him whether the courts had the power to override the legislative branch, which sets election laws, in ordering the ballot count.

4.   Last night, the Bush campaign asked a federal appeals court to issue a temporary restraining order halting the manual ballot counts.

5.   Shareholders can return more than one, but only the final ballot counts.

6.   Still, the chance of reproducing any of the myriad of November ballot counts in Florida is low.

7.   Team captains, formerly installed by ballot count, are now chosen !ital!for!off!

8.   The canvassing board first voted unanimously Wednesday morning to proceed with the limited ballot count and scrap the results of two days of counting.

9.   The Laker system removes the participation rate from the equation, since only returned ballots count.

10.   The race for lieutenant governor appeared headed to the wire Tuesday night as Republican Rick Perry carried a narrow lead over Democrat John Sharp in early ballot counts.