exhibit a, butterfly ballot. it had a new design with larger print to help the elderly but it violated florida law by not putting the candidates in a single column. what appears to be second hole from the right-hand side was really a hole that they say the butterfly ballot cost gore approximately 2800 votes. it s a ballot that was published in newspapers and, hey guess what, there were no complaints until after the election. brett: two former secretary of states were called in. bake earned a christopher was there for gore. i think we re following rules laid down by the laws of
bret: on thanksgiving eve an unusual protest eh erupted bece ballots were are being counted out of public view. we wanted to publicly see what was going on. that was the strangest demonstration i have seen. many contributors to george bush s campaign. that wasn t an outrage for the electorate. the press seized on it as if it was a pitchfork wielding mob. bret: it was so effective it literally stopped the recount procedure in miami dade county. and the butterfly ballot would later be ruled valid by the florida supreme court. just ahead, how overseas just ahead, how overseas military ballots became a
the butterfly ballot. the ballot had a new tee sign with larger print to help the elderly of palm beach county. but it violated florida law by not listing the candidates in a single column. with the butterfly ballot what appeared to be the second hole from the right-hand side was really a hole that counted for pat buchanan as opposed to vice president gore. bret: analysts say the butterfly ballot cost gore approximately 2800 votes. a ballot that was published in newspapers and guess what, there were no complaints until after the election. bret: two former secretaries of state were called in. james baker went to tallahassee to be the field general for bush. warren christopher was there for gore. we are not on the age of a constitutional crisis. we are following rules laid down by the laws of florida. good afternoon.
bret: on thanksgiving eve an unusual protest eh erupted bece ballots were are being counted out of public view. we wanted to publicly see what was going on. that was the strangest demonstration i have seen. many contributors to george bush s campaign. that wasn t an outrage for the electorate. the press seized on it as if it was a pitchfork wielding mob. bret: it was so effective it literally stopped the recount procedure in miami dade county. and the butterfly ballot would later be ruled valid by the florida supreme court. just ahead, how overseas just ahead, how overseas military ballots became a
bret: on thanksgiving eve an unusual protest eh erupted bece ballots were are being counted out of public view. we wanted to publicly see what was going on. that was the strangest demonstration i have seen. many contributors to george bush s campaign. that wasn t an outrage for the electorate. the press seized on it as if it was a pitchfork wielding mob. bret: it was so effective it literally stopped the recount procedure in miami dade county. and the butterfly ballot would later be ruled valid by the florida supreme court. just ahead, how overseas military ballots became a [ le announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we ll make her holiday.