[10.20.11] Recount

Facts:

1) People thought that they voted for the wrong person because the butterfly ballot was confusing to read. Also, the ballot may have been inserted incorrectly.

2) People who had names that were very close to felons' names could not vote.

3) The election results had to be certified by a certain date.

4) Katherine Harris was the Secretary of State of Florida.

5) Some thought that hand recounts were illegal.

6) The Supreme Court shut down the recount, and then they ruled that Florida could not do a recount because the deadline passed...

7) Ballot counts are different (in number, in a large area) each time they are recounted.

8) The founding fathers established that all people eligible to vote in the nation would all vote on one day.

Questions:

1) Why would there be a difference in results between hand and machine recounts?

2) Why did counties refuse to do a recount?

3) How did "intent" have to do with the ballot? How come the paper wasn't fully punctured? Why wouldn't a ballot that showed intent count?

4) Why were hand recounts considered to be illegal?

5) How does the electoral college work?

6) Why did Katherine Harris refuse to extend the confirmation deadline?

7) What was the Supreme Court's reason for their final decision?

8) Why exactly were people put on the "felons" list if only their names were similar?