Punch-Card Ballots and the 2000 Election
CNET’s Laura Hautala talked about the punch-card ballot that was used in Florida during the 2000 election.
Description
CNET’s Laura Hautala talked about the punch-card ballot that was used in Florida during the 2000 election.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How do punch-card ballots work?
- Why did Florida use punch-card ballots at the time?
- What were problems with using punch-card ballots during the 2000 election?
- Looking at the 2000 Florida ballot, how might this ballot be confusing?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Butterfly Ballot
- Hanging Chad
- Punch-card Ballot
- Voter Intent