I can't claim to be an expert on Florida law, but the CNN website has a
link to the Florida law that describes how ballots should be set up.  You
may want to look at it.

At 06:36 PM 11/13/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Can someone familiar with the details of Florida law clarify whether Florida
>law requires only the NAME of the the two major candidates to be listed as
>the first and second name or must the boxes or punches for those candidates
>be the first and second also?  Does the punch have to be to the right of the
>candidate's name according to state law?  -- ie. Are there viable
>technicalities in Florida law that should be litigated?
>
>Carol Miller
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Virginia Maurer (MAN) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 3:49 PM
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>Subject: Re: Recount Query
>
>
>Well, some website discussions groups have suggested that many
>of these county reports are reported but not certified by the
>supervisor/judge/commissioner team in charge of the recount. I
>have no idea whether that is true or significant if it is true, but . . . .
>
>Date sent:              Thu, 9 Nov 2000 17:31:27 -0500
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>From:                   DANIEL HERRON <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:                Recount Query
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>
>For my statistically-minded colleagues out there:  is the Florida
>recount supposed to catch random errors and omissions?  If so,
>wouldn't changes or modifications be randomly distributed between
>the
>candidates in some proportion?  Since this was nearly a 50-50 race,
>shouldn't the "errors" be somewhat equal for both
>sides....hmmmm......
>6 to 1 errors found....Bush's Florida lead goes from 1800 to 300....is
>that statistically significant?
>
>Dan


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