An election reform task force swept Florida's punch-card ballots and their infamous chads one step closer to history's dustbin Thursday, voting unanimously to recommend they be prohibited from elections by next year. The task force said it will tell Gov. Jeb Bush and the Legislature to adopt a statewide electronic system that would almost eliminate voter mistakes by next year's congressional and gubernatorial contests. The task force called for a statewide ballot system in which voters use a pencil to fill in bubbles next to their candidates' names. If there is a mistake, the system would reject the ballot on the spot and voters could immediately correct their errors. Ballots are then counted by computer.
Critics say that system is prone to mistakes.
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