Thursday, October 20, 2011

Recount Facts and Questions

Facts:
  1. Florida is worth 25 electoral votes
  2. They had 6 days to certify the recount
  3. Only asked for recount in a few of Florida's counties
  4. They were not authorized to hand count ballots
  5. The  U.S. Supreme Court concluded to end the recount.
  6. The faulty punched through ballots were known as "hanging chads"
  7. The Supreme Court ruling was 5 to 4
  8. George Bush ended up winning the election
Questions:
  1. Should the voters who were confused be able to revote?
  2. Knowing the vote was so close, Why would Gore concede so early on?
  3. Should the deadline of the recount been moved back?
  4. How is it effective to only have a recount in a few of the counties?
  5. How can you decide what counties there would be a recount in?
  6. How can they improve the current voting method in Florida?
  7. Should there be a uniform voting ballot for the entire country?
  8. Why is the process of a recount so confusing and complicated?

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