Some of these votes could have easily been for Al Gore. But some people made a mistake and accidentally voted for both Gore AND Buchanan by punching out two candidate holes because the ballots were so confusing. This is why the recount is so crucial in Florida. There was another clue that people had accidentally voted for Pat Buchanan. When the votes were counted, they showed that almost 3,000 residents of Palm Beach County voted for Buchanan.
Officials say that was definitely a mistake.
Some residents were asked whom they voted for, and many said they voted for Gore. When they looked at their ballots, they thought they may have accidentally voted for Buchanan. As you can clearly see, many are worried and concerned about what's happening here in Florida. Now some are even saying that this is unconstitutional. The current Electoral votes in place are Al Gore at 260 and George W. Bush at 246.