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hanging chad

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A quick definition of hanging chad:

A hanging chad is a small piece of paper that is attached to a punch-card ballot by one point and needs to be completely separated for the vote to be counted. In the 2000 presidential election, more than 40,000 ballots with partially attached chads had to be hand-counted, causing a delay in the results. Other types of chads include dimpled chads, which are bulging but not pierced, swinging-door chads, which are attached by two points, and tri-chads, which are attached by three points.

A more thorough explanation:

A hanging chad is a small piece of paper that is attached to a punch-card ballot by a single point 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.

In the 2000 presidential election, more than 40,000 ballots with partially attached chads had to be hand-counted, causing a delay in the results.

Other types of chads include:

  • Dimpled chad: a chad that is bulging but not pierced, with all its points attached to the ballot.
  • Swinging-door chad: a chad that is attached to the ballot by two points.
  • Tri-chad: a chad that is attached to the ballot by three points.

These examples illustrate the different types of chads that can be found on punch-card ballots and the importance of ensuring that the chad is completely separated from the ballot for the vote to be counted accurately.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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