11.   Hand counts are commonly employed, in Texas and elsewhere, to discern voter intent.

12.   He sought to look like the rescuer of a nation held captive by talk of deadlines, voter intent and chads.

13.   If voter intent could be tabulated, you would have won.

14.   If Judge Sauls had let the recounts continue, then Florida would have entered the twilight world of guessing voter intent from dimpled bits of paper.

15.   If the board finds it impossible to discern voter intent, it must reject the ballot, LaBarga said.

16.   Lee said their duty was to determine voter intent without partisanship.

17.   Last week, Labarga ruled that the canvassing board may count ballots when it can discern voter intent, but he also allowed the board to exercise discretion.

18.   No GOP workers ever touched actual ballots, and there is no claim of fraud or any effort to interfere with voter intent, they argue.

19.   On Monday, Gore officials cited the application by election agencies across the nation of methods to discern voter intent in close elections.

20.   On Tuesday, Gore officials cited the application by election agencies across the nation of methods to discern voter intent in close elections.