>>in fact, the top of the ballot is more prone to this problem.
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>I heard this sometime last week. I think it was from the former head of the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board. There's some part that can get out of place and make it hard to punch all the way through. The top of the ballot is more prone to the problem because it gets used more.
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>Tamar

I believe the Gore team is calling as a witness a designer of the Votomatic, so he may testify as such. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. If they can produce credible evidence that the top of the ballot is much more prone to error...