1.   And in Palm Beach County, the challenge will center on the decision by the elections board not to count many dimpled ballots as votes.

2.   Because nobody was worked up either way, the election turned into a dart-throwing contest, which explains the dimpled ballots in Florida.

3.   A dimpled ballot should be allowed if a county canvassing board finds that it shows voter intent.

4.   A Palm Beach County judge is deliberating whether the canvassing board should be forced to consider dimpled ballots.

5.   After the ruling, the canvassing board agreed to look at dimpled ballots in light of the entire ballot.

6.   Broward County officials incurred the wrath of Republicans Sunday when they shifted their standard halfway through the hand count process and voted to begin accepting dimpled ballots as votes.

7.   Burton held up a dimpled ballot, showing that while light seemed to shine through it, the chad in question was still fully attached.

8.   Democrats asked a Palm Beach County Circuit Court judge to order the canvassing board here to count dimpled ballots as votes.

9.   Democrats notched a victory when Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga ruled that the county canvassing board could not reject dimpled ballots out of hand.

10.   Democrats have asked the court to impose a uniform standard that would guide the recounts and include dimpled ballots in order to gauge voter intent.