In 145 of the county's 637 precincts, the number of ballots counted by The Post did not match the official tally. In 12 of those precincts, the discrepancy was greater than 10 ballots but no more than 25. In 102 precincts, the differences were three or fewer. In some cases, The Post found more under-votes than the county, and in others, it found fewer. LePore has refused several requests to review that error.
State law requires that only elections officials handle the ballots.
The Post paid for 93 hours. Aside from The Post, reviews were conducted by The Miami Herald, the Republican Party of Florida and Judicial Watch, a conservative government-watchdog group. Elsewhere in the state, The Post also found 73 uncounted marks for Bush and 54 for Gore on absentee ballots in Martin County, a net gain of 19 for Bush. In St. Lucie County, The Post found 190 marks for Gore and 79 for Bush, a net gain of 111 for Gore. A separate review of under-votes only, by The Miami Herald and USA Today, is nearly complete.