CDR: Re: A successful lawsuit means Gore wins!

Declan McCullagh declan at well.com
Thu Nov 9 07:38:28 PST 2000


I haven't found such a requirement in Florida law. See below.

-Declan

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 In counties where paper ballots are used, each elector shall be given a ballot by the inspector. Before delivering the ballot to the elector, one of the inspectors shall write his or her initials or name on the stub attached to the ballot; then the elector shall, without leaving the polling place, retire alone to a booth or compartment provided, and place an "X" mark after the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office to be filled, and likewise mark an "X" after the answer he or she desires in case of a constitutional amendment or other question submitted to a vote. 

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101.191  Form of general election ballot.-- 

(1)  The general election ballot shall be in substantially the following form: 



OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION

No. _____ _____ COUNTY, FLORIDA 

Precinct No. _____


 (Date) 

(Signature of Voter) 
(Initials of Issuing Official)



Stub No. 1



OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION

No. _____ _____ COUNTY, FLORIDA 

Precinct No. _____


 (Date) 


(Initials of Issuing Official)



Stub No. 2



OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION


_____COUNTY, FLORIDA


Precinct No. _____


 (Date) 
TO VOTE for a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot, mark a cross (X) in the blank space at the RIGHT of the name of the candidate for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the candidate's name in the blank space provided for that purpose. 



ELECTORS


For President


and


Vice President


(A vote for the candidates will actually be a vote for their electors) 
Vote for group 


DEMOCRATIC


(Name of Candidate) 
For President 

               [ ] 

(Name of Candidate) 

For Vice President 



REPUBLICAN


(Name of Candidate) 
For President 

               [ ] 

(Name of Candidate) 

For Vice President 



(NAME OF MINOR PARTY)


(Name of Candidate) 
For President 

               [ ] 

(Name of Candidate) 

For Vice President 



NO PARTY AFFILIATION


(Name of Candidate) 
For President 

               [ ] 

(Name of Candidate) 

For Vice President 



WRITE-IN


For President 

For Vice President 


CONGRESSIONAL

UNITED STATES SENATOR 
Vote for One 

(Name of Candidate) (Party abbreviation)  [ ] 

(Name of Candidate) (Party abbreviation)  [ ] 

(And thence other offices under this heading, followed by the headings and offices as prescribed in s. 101.151.) 



PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL


AMENDMENTS OR OTHER PUBLIC MEASURES

To vote on a constitutional amendment or other public measure, mark a cross (X) in the blank space next to either YES or NO. 


No. _____


CONSTITUTIONAL


AMENDMENT


ARTICLE _____, SECTION _____



(Here the wording of the substance of the amendment shall be inserted.) 

YES for Approval       [ ] 

NO for Rejection       [ ] 

(2)  The general election ballot shall be arranged and printed so that the offices of President and Vice President are joined in a single voting space to allow each elector to cast a single vote for the joint candidacies for President and Vice President and so that the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are joined in a single voting space to allow each elector to cast a single vote for the joint candidacies for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. 





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