The law in Texax regarded only paper ballets, not punch cards.

>The punch is hand held ? So putting dull punches in some ( Democrat ) counties, and sharp ones in ( Republican ) others, would result in more spoiled ballots in some counties! AN opportunity for abuse ( or paranoia ! )
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>I heard that in Texas, a law was passed recently mandating manual recounts? strage goings on by any account !
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>Here ( canada ) , our electors are our congressmen, so the party in power chooses the prime minister. I think I prefer it that way ! I've watched too many US elections where good candidates couldn't get the nomination, and those nominated couldn't get elected! Here, the party knows that if they choose the wrong candidate, they won't get elected locally, so their seems to be less catering to special interest groups!