Usually the press shows a nice clean example This one is a bit better since it is a photo of the ballot. But this is still not what the voter would see inside the booth.
Here is an example of how the media often showed the butterfly ballot.
Was the Butterfly Ballot unconstitutionally confusing? Notice, this
media example doesn't show how the tilt mis-aligned the holes
and arrows.
The printed samples sent to the voter didn't prepare them either. The holes were missing and the instructions didn't fit exactly.
Here's a photo of the sample booklet.
Chads anyone?
Remember, these tiny chads are supposed to fall out! If they don't, the machines will give false readings. Some machines reportedly were jammed up with un-emptied chads that prevented the voter from punching out their choice, thus a "dimple." And that's why hand counts are more accurate!
Finally, here is a photo that shows how it actually looked to the voter,
tilted backward, so the recessed holes appear a bit out of line.
Some Links to other Ballots information:
Official
Sample Ballot on the Palm Beach County site
Palm Beach County
Supervisor of Elections Page
Ballot
Photos on Excite
Photo
of chads from Dade County voting machines
Grant Lally, a Republican campaign observer, holds chads that have fallen
from the ballot counting machines. (AP Photo/Ed Cox)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
& Their
Virtual Ballot
Republicans claim "dimpled ballots" should not be counted because people were either indecisive or incompetent and a dimple doesn't represent a vote.
But how could you make a dimple? Try it with a stylus and a computer card. Even if trying, it is hard to push enough to dent the paper chad, but not pop out one or more corners.
But now, have you ever used a hole punch that was jammed up? Like those voting machines that were shown in court that had never been emptied or cleaned and were stuffed with chad?
Even with sharp cutters and a lever handle, a hole punch won't cut out holes if it's jammed up.
$Patriotic Ballot
£Bush's Ballot (Censored?)
€Official Ballot
Or you can choose to: Warp Your Candidate!