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dimpled chad

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A quick definition of dimpled chad:

A dimpled chad is a small piece of paper that is attached to a punch-card ballot and is punched out by a voter to cast a vote. In order for the vote to be counted, the chad must be completely separated from the ballot. A dimpled chad is a chad that is bulging but not pierced, with all its points attached to the ballot. The 2000 presidential election was delayed because more than 40,000 ballots with partially attached chads had to be hand-counted.

A more thorough explanation:

A dimpled chad is a small piece of paper that is attached to a punch-card ballot by several points and punched out by a voter to cast a vote. It is called a "chad".

In order for the vote to be counted, the chad must be completely separated from the ballot.

The 2000 presidential election was delayed for several weeks because more than 40,000 ballots with partially attached chads had to be hand-counted.

A dimpled chad is a chad that is bulging but not pierced, with all its points attached to the ballot. It is sometimes called a "pregnant chad".

Example: If a voter punches a hole in the ballot but the chad is still attached to the ballot, it is considered a dimpled chad.

This definition is important because it highlights the significance of properly filling out a ballot and ensuring that the vote is counted.

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no no it's not. But I wouldn't clerk conservative, so idk about Chi #s for myself
cumsock
15:42
Penn
texaslawhopefully
15:42
I guess that's fair. From what I've heard UChicago for conservatives is on par w/ HYS for clerkships
texaslawhopefully
15:42
not sure about for liberals
cumsock
15:43
They’re very similar tho
cumsock
15:43
Both t6 ivies
Is that NYU disrespect???? NYU out the t-6?
15:44
Penn because my college friends who mentored me go there
lilypadfrog
15:45
NYU is a t6 unless they don’t accept me and then idgaf what they’re ranked
texaslawhopefully
15:46
That's the best mentality
texaslawhopefully
15:46
If I get into UChicago it will be CYS
lilypadfrog
15:48
waspy I’m sure he meant to clarify that CYS is Cornell Yale Stanford
yeah just making sure
I look really good in blue tho
obviously cornell is t3
cumsock
15:49
someone from my undergrad is going to columbia for a masters in social work and the way they are talking to me im pretty sure they think thats as hard to get accepted to as columbia law
every prof at cornell glazes it so hard
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:50
i know so many heads going to various schools for random masters degrees and its like babe its not the sameeee
cumsock
15:50
"The acceptance rate for the Master of Science in Social Work (MSW) program at Columbia University is 74%" does he know?
15:50
@cumsock: some battles are won by avoiding fighting them
cumsock
15:51
im not i just wish normies knew its not the same
Trismegistus
15:51
i need chicago so badly
15:51
for suresies
lilypadfrog
15:52
llama do you think we’re besties? I kinda think we’re besties
JumpySubsequentDolphin
15:52
@GreyCeaselessMammoth: PLS I know a girl who got a master’s at Columbia for some random niche thing and she told EVERYBODY SHES GOING TO COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:52
WHAT???
15:53
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: I can respect the hustle.
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:53
penn r
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:53
called it
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