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Democrats claim defective Votomatic machines prevented ballots from being properly punched.
The conservative legal group Judicial Watch says its examination of Broward County ballots shows many ballots judged by the county canvassing board to be dimpled in favor of either George W. Bush or Al Gore are not dimpled at all. What we've seen is that the standards employed by Broward County are extremely specious. What Judicial Watch has not discussed is its own methodology in making that finding. Twenty-two media and public interest groups, using different standards, are taking part in the inspection effort. A dozen national news organizations, including CNN, USA Today, the New York Times and The Associated Press are trying to form a consortium to examine ballots with a uniform standard.