1.   The Republicans have denounced the hand-counting of votes in selected Democratic precincts as an attempt to rig the results in favor of Vice President Al Gore.

2.   A hand count of selected precincts turned up enough errors in the election night vote to prompt county election officials to debate a complete recount by hand.

3.   A hand count of four selected precincts turned up enough errors in the election night vote to prompt county election officials to order a complete manual recount.

4.   A hand count of selected precincts turned up enough errors in the election night vote to prompt county election officials to order a complete recount by hand.

5.   An election tribunal had ruled a quick count of selected precincts illegal.

6.   Candidates can ask for recounts of selected precincts, rather than a statewide recount.

7.   The exit poll was conducted in randomly selected precincts statewide.

8.   The exit polls and surveys of results from scientifically selected precincts were conducted by five business and academic organizations.

9.   The exit polls were conducted at selected precincts in the states of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

10.   The exit polls were conducted at selected precincts in the six states -- Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.