11.   Florida law specifies that voters mark an X in the blank space to the right of the name of the candidate they want to vote for.

12.   In the fetid slums of Lagos, voter after voter marked a thumbprint with a fleeting smile before casting their presidential ballots, as if hoping it really mattered.

13.   In Lafayette, voters mark their ballots by filling in an oval, she said.

14.   In the Irish system, voters mark ballots in order of preference.

15.   The government is pushing ahead with plans for the runoff, where voters will mark paper ballots bearing the names of Milosevic and Kostunica.

16.   The lowest-rated candidates are eliminated in the second round, and their ballots are redistributed according to the second choices marked by voters.

17.   The Palm Beach County ballot listed candidates in two columns, with a space down the center where the voter could mark his or her choice.

18.   The rest use optical scan ballots in which voters mark circles with a pencil or pen.

19.   The system allows voters to mark candidates in each district in order of preference.

20.   The system allows voters to mark candidates in order of preference.