1.   A thick arrow pointed from the Democratic ticket to the corresponding punch hole.

2.   But the punch hole for Gore-Lieberman was the third one down in the column.

3.   Gore was the second candidate on the left page, but the third punch hole from the top.

4.   Gore was the second candidate listed on the left page, but the third punch hole down from the top.

5.   In one case, Republican observers claimed several ballots had chads, the small flecks of cardboard, taped into punch holes.

6.   Is Carlos Delgado receiving votes meant for Brian Daubach, whose name appears to the left of the punch hole for Delgado?

7.   It remains unclear if the sample ballot published really contained all the elements, including the alignment of the punch holes, that the actual ballot reflected.

8.   Place the panel over a board and select a nail to fit your intended punch holes.

9.   The ballot listed presidential candidates on two facing pages and had arrows pointing from the candidate to a corresponding punch hole.

10.   The first punch hole corresponded to a vote for Bush, so there was little chance for error.