People draw on, punch or otherwise mark ballots in myriad ways.
Machines can't always interpret them, but humans sometimes can. It is among those that election officials are most likely to find that voters intended to mark their ballots for one and only one of the candidates. The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday concerning whether the secretary of state, a Republican, may certify Bush's slim lead as the official count. A minuscule number could make the difference. The Times' survey of 59 of Florida's 67 counties found 91,244 disqualified ballots in counties that favored Gore and 83,314 in counties favoring Bush.