2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida
WEBDuring the recount, controversy ensued with the discovery of various irregularities that had occurred in the voting process in several counties. Among these was the Palm Beach "butterfly ballot", which resulted in an unusually high number of votes for Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan.
Documents that Changed the World: ‘Hanging chads’ and butterfly ballots ...
WEBMar 14, 2016 · With the Florida presidential primary a day away, Joe Janes is recalling the time of butterfly ballots and “hanging chads” — the presidential election of 2000 — in the latest installment of his podcast series, Documents that Changed the World.
Revisiting Florida 2000 and the Butterfly Effect
WEBMar 30, 2024 · Joe Lieberman and the butterfly ballot. Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic senator, died this week at 82. He was Al Gore’s vice-presidential nominee in 2000, when the Gore-Lieberman ticket came...
How the 2000 Election Came Down to a Supreme Court Decision
WEBSep 24, 2020 · As Florida's electoral votes fell under dispute, controversy ensued over hanging chads, dimpled chads and butterfly bullets.
2000 election: George Bush, Al Gore and butterfly ballots - Palm Beach …
WEBOct 16, 2020 · Butterfly ballot: A two-page ballot design actually meant to help elderly voters read the ballot.
Pat Buchanan 2000 presidential campaign - Wikipedia
WEBThe 'butterfly ballot' was used in Palm Beach County, Florida, where Buchanan received a controversially large number of votes. In Palm Beach County, Florida, Buchanan received 3,407 votes—which some saw as inconsistent with Palm Beach County's liberal leanings, its large Jewish population and his showing in the rest of the state. [88]
The Butterfly Did It: The Aberrant Vote for Buchanan in Palm …
WEBWe show that the butterfly ballot used in Palm Beach County, Florida, in the 2000 presidential election caused more than 2,000 Democratic voters to vote by mistake for Reform candidate Pat Buchanan, a number larger than George W. Bush’s certified margin of victory in Florida.
The Florida Recount Of 2000: A Nightmare That Goes On Haunting
WEBNov 12, 2018 · There were confusing ballots marked for third-party candidate Patrick Buchanan in heavily Democratic precincts, suggesting they were cast by voters who had thought they were voting for Gore.
Ten years later, infamous 2000 election ballot recount still defines ...
WEBNov 7, 2010 · The so-called "butterfly ballot" opened the door to calls for a revote, a public march in West Palm Beach led by civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, and the opening volleys of political rancor...
BBC News | A-B | Butterfly ballot
WEBNov 23, 2000 · It refers to a ballot paper that has names down both sides, with the punch holes in the centre - and has been likened to a maze. In Palm Beach county, Florida, the butterfly ballot design was...
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