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The Daytona Beach News-Journal indicates that the big discrepancies in
the Volusia county vote were actually the cause of a disk error in a
computer. It looks like these votes were nonexistent, as opposed to
missing Gore votes as I initially suspected.<br>
<a href="http://www.news-journalonline.com/2000/Nov/9/AREA1.htm" eudora="autourl">http://www.news-journalonline.com/2000/Nov/9/AREA1.htm</a><br>
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I think there are still questions about the accuracy of Volusia's
recount: There are a number of discrepancies from the original
count to the recount that the news-journal story doesn't answer on
point:<br>
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11/7: Total Votes= 198,320
(<a href="http://elect.cbsig.net/campaign2000results/county/county_flop-0.html" eudora="autourl">http://elect.cbsig.net/campaign2000results/county/county_flop-0.html</a>)<br>
11/8: Total Votes= 183,256
(<a href="http://volusia.org/11-8c-00.htm" eudora="autourl">http://volusia.org/11-8c-00.htm</a>)<br>
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7%V= percentage won in Volusia county (as reported 11/7).<br>
7%S= percentage won in the rest of the state (all counties excluding
Volusia). (as reported 11/7).<br>
8%V= percentage won in Volusia county (as reported 11/8).<br>
<b>MISSING VOTES=15064<br>
</b><x-tab> </x-tab><b><u>GORE</u><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><u>BUSH<x-tab> </x-tab></u><x-tab> </x-tab><u>BUCHANAN</u><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><u>NADER<x-tab> </x-tab></u><x-tab> </x-tab><u>BROWNE</u></b><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><br>
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<b><u>11/7:</u></b><x-tab> </x-tab>97,063<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>82,214<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>396<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>2,436<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>3,211<br>
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<b><u>7%V:</u></b><x-tab> </x-tab>48.94<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>41.45<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.20<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>1.23<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><b>1.62<br>
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<u>7%S:</u><x-tab> </x-tab></b>.4708<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.4735<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.284<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>1.581<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><b>.0262<br>
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<u>11/8:</u><x-tab> </x-tab></b>97,063<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>82,214<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>496<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>2,903<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>442<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><br>
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<b><u>8%V</u><x-tab> </x-tab></b>52.96<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>44.863<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.2707<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>1.584<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.2412<br>
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<b><x-tab> </x-tab><u>HAEGLIN</u><x-tab> </x-tab><u>HARRIS</u><x-tab> </x-tab><u>MCREYNOLDS<x-tab> </x-tab></u><x-tab> </x-tab><u>MOOREHEAD<x-tab> </x-tab></u><x-tab> </x-tab><u>PHILLIPS<br>
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</u><x-tab> </x-tab></b>33<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>9,888<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>3<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>59<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>2,927<br>
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<b><u>7%V:</u></b><x-tab> </x-tab>.0166<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><b>4.99</b><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.0015<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.0297<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><b>1.48<br>
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<u>7%S:</u><x-tab> </x-tab>.</b>0375<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><b>.00973</b><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.02124<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.0295<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><b>.0227<br>
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<u>11/8:</u></b><x-tab> </x-tab>36<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>8<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>5<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>69<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>20<br>
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<b><u>8%V:</u></b><x-tab> </x-tab>.0196<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.0044<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.00273<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.03765<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>.0109<br>
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The final result of Volusia county may be clear upon a hand recount
demanded by Gore officials. I believe that will occur this
weekend. It is curious that there is no official explanation given
by the county officials in charge of overseeing the recount. They
reported that <br>
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"The Canvassing Board for Volusia County's general election<br>
completed the state mandated recount of the Presidential vote<br>
at 8 p.m., Wednesday, November 8. There were no changes in<br>
the unofficial returns in the Presidential race.<br>
There are changes from the unofficial returns - the above numbers make
that clear.<br>
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I'm wondering about the validity of the numbers in this county if there
are changes in the vote totals of _every single candidate_ other than
Gore and Bush from the original vote to the recount.<br>
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It unfortunately looks like my theory was wrong. There is still
something going on in Volusia county, but it is not as significant as it
initially looked.<br>
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Andy Martin<br>
University of Chicago<br>
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