Rouverol had been working with some counties to correct problems earlier this year before the election, he said. On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga honored Al Gore's request to have dimpled ballots considered by the canvassing board. Labarga said the board can reject dimpled ballots only after seeking to determine voter intent. He said county election supervisors must reject any ballot in which they cannot discern intent. All ballots in Palm Beach County have been manually recounted, but the board must still consider the questionable ballots.
Republicans say trying to guess at voter intent is akin to voter fraud.
He said the board had been acting properly and should continue to do so. Winchester said plastic material underlying the punch ballot gets worn more quickly in the first line than in others. It's just very weird to think that all those people came to the polls and didn't vote for president. Gore Fights on in Florida Court Complete coverage of the 2000 election. The Web Copyright 2000 ABC News Internet Ventures.