Official Sample Ballot November 7, 2000 Palm Beach County. Prepared by: Theresa LePore, Supervisor of Elections

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This is an official sample ballot used during the FORIDA 2000 “Hanging Chad”, BUSH vs GORE, punch card heavily debated RECOUNT election in Palm Beach County Florida.

As the final national results were tallied the following morning, Bush had clearly won 246 electoral votes and Gore 250, with 270 needed to win.