Shawn --
I don't have a problem with
WeyounClone666 stating the 1974 case; seems valid, at least as a
precedent against a re-vote, but not a recount, which
defers to state law mandating a recount if the margin of
victory is less than 0.5%.
But Jeff already beat
me to posting the 1998 case, Beckstrom v. Volusia
County Canvassing Board, which the appellate court
affirmed negligence but upheld the lower court decision to
let the election stand "because it reflected the will
of the people."
I will dispute one fact: "The
other Reform Party candidate on the ballot got
something like 2600 votes."
I assume he is referring
to John Hagelin. According to CNN.com, Hagelin
received 2,287 votes _in the entire state_; only 143 in
Palm Beach County.
"16,000 votes were thrown
out in 1996." -- I have heard a lot of people say
this, but can someone send me some
proof?
Finally, to quote the Florida statute: "To vote for a
candidate whose name is printed on the ballot, mark a cross
(X) in the blank space at the RIGHT of the name of
the candidate for whom you desire to vote."
Regardless of who designed or approved the ballot, it is
obviously flawed.
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