1.   Ben-Joseph punched her ballot accidentally for Pat Buchanan, the Reform Party candidate, she said, then punched it again, for Gore.

2.   Friedland, who lives in The Fountains development near Lake Worth, said he intended to vote for Gore but mistakenly punched his ballot for Buchanan.

3.   In a handful of counties, voters punch ballots that have the names of the candidates printed on them These are known as data votes.

4.   On Election Day, voters are likely to get some extra reminders from poll workers about punching their ballots thoroughly.

5.   So start punching your ballots.

6.   Study before punching your ballot.

7.   The testimony included a close examination of voting machines, ballot cards, chads and the metal stylus used by voters to punch the ballots.

8.   Under state law, Weisman said, voters who punch their ballot cards incorrectly are supposed to receive a second or third ballot so they can try again.

9.   When voters try to punch their ballots but fail to completely do so, they often leave hanging chads that fall off the ballot during recounts.

10.   Boca Raton resident Blake Smith incorrectly punched his ballot and had to ask for a second card.