1.   Most of the ballots without postmarks, these people said, had other disqualifying flaws, like lack of a signature, a witness signature or date.

2.   Most of the ballots without postmarks, these people said, had other disqualifying flaws, like the lack of a signature, a witness signature or date.

3.   The Bush counties were four times as likely as the Gore counties to count ballots that lacked witness signatures and addresses.

4.   They objected to the slightest of flaws, including partial addresses of witnesses, illegible witness signatures and slight variations in voter signatures.

5.   They said they objected only to ballots that lacked a witness signature or that were cast by a person not registered to vote.

6.   Until then, the Democrats had conducted a full-scale effort to persuade counties to disqualify any overseas ballots that lacked postmarks or witness signatures.

7.   Bush counties were four times as likely as Gore counties to count ballots lacking witness signatures and addresses.