11. There could also be large numbers of uncounted ballots in Hillsborough, Duval, Lee, Sarasota, Collier and Marion counties, which voted for Bush. 12. They had far higher rates of uncounted ballots than other demographic groups. 13. When both Gore and Bush campaign officials learned of the uncounted ballots, they dispatched election law lawyers to the tiny town. 14. Optical scan systems average half the rate of uncounted ballots as punch cards and lever machines, the report said. 15. Detroit reduced the number of uncounted ballots in the last presidential election with new expensive equipment, according to a congressional case study released Thursday. 16. Even if every uncounted ballot went to President Bush, he still would have lost the state to former Vice President Al Gore. 17. Gore supporters continue to whine about Florida, claiming uncounted ballots would have given Gore the state and the White House. 18. Hundreds of Democratic supporters voiced their anger Monday over the halted vote recount in Florida, alleging that a disproportionate number of the uncounted ballots were cast by blacks. 19. In many counties, officials were trying to figure out how they would find the uncounted ballots, which were buried in the full stack of ballots. 20. NORC, a non-profit survey research firm affiliated with the University of Chicago, will not attempt to determine whether any uncounted ballot contains a vote. |