okay, I fold! Election Question: What's this elusive "two-corner rule" (when dealing with "chads")?

[NikPreviousAcct]

I'm watching the Florida Supreme Court Hearing live from Tallahassee, and the lawyers have stated, a number of times, this 'two-corner rule' thing.

What's the rule on this? If my logic is working properly this morning, it says to me that two corners have to be detatched for the recounter to consider it an official "punch" or something like that.

Am I wrong? I'd like to know the real definition of this rule instead of hypothesizing about what it could be.

 

[Viper GTS]

It has to do with determining voter intent. Supposedly if at least two corners are detached, the voter intended to remove that chad.

Friggin' stupid if you ask me. It's a PUNCH card, for chrissakes! Make them PUNCH it.

Viper GTS

 

[SJ]

In previous hand recounts Florida has used the two corner rule. This time they are saying dimpled and one cornered ballots are votes.

 

[Helpless]

That is another one of Al Gore's inventions...in this case, it used to gain enough votes to win at any cost

 

[Triumph]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHAT THE HELL IS A CHAD!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!?!?!?!

 

[Viper GTS]

A "chad" is the little piece of paper that is supposed to be removed to indicate a vote. I have like 30 of them on the floor in my room.

Viper GTS

 

[BoberFett]

Are they all Buchanan chads Viper? If so, you could probably ask that they be converted into Gore votes.

 

[ride525]

A chad is the "punch" that gets punched out (most of the time) when a punch card is pushed by the voter. Just over 1/3 of the US uses punch cards for voting.

One of the questions facing the vote counters is "what is a vote?"
1. The chad completely pushed out, or
2. Chad pushed so two corners still attached, or
3. Chad pushed enough so dimple shows, or
4. Chad just pushed enough so some light shows through, or
etc., etc.