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swinging-door chad

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A quick definition of swinging-door chad:

A swinging-door chad is a small piece of paper that is attached to a punch-card ballot by two points and punched out by a voter to cast a vote. The chad must be completely separated from the ballot 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 delays in the results. Other types of chads include dimpled chads, hanging chads, and tri-chads.

A more thorough explanation:

A swinging-door chad is a small piece of precut paper that is attached to a punch-card ballot by two points and 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.

During the 2000 presidential election, more than 40,000 ballots with partially attached chads had to be hand-counted, causing delays in the election results. There are different types of chads, including:

  • Dimpled chad: a chad that is bulging but not pierced, with all its points attached to the ballot.
  • Hanging chad: a chad that is attached to the ballot by a single point.
  • Pregnant chad: a chad that is bulging but not pierced, with all its points attached to the ballot. Sometimes called a dimpled chad.
  • Tri-chad: a chad that is attached to the ballot by three points.

For example, if a voter punches a hole in the ballot but the chad remains partially attached, it is considered a swinging-door chad. This type of chad can cause issues with machine-read ballots and may require hand-counting to ensure the vote is accurately recorded.

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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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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
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??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
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.
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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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5:22
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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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