In 2000, it was the infamous butterfly ballot that had nearly 4,000 people in Palm Beach voting for Pat Buchanan instead of Al Gore. Gore lost by 537 votes. This year, Broward County put the U.S ...

A new look at the notorious Palm Beach butterfly ballot has found fresh evidence that voter confusion may have helped cost Democratic nominee Al Gore the election in Florida. In the scientific ...

Many will remember the infamously confusing Palm Beach County butterfly ballot, which led to 26,000 misvotes, a recount, and ultimately handed George W. Bush the presidency in 2000. Twenty years ...

The new design requires voters to indicate their choices by connecting broken arrows. LePore was responsible for approving the confusing butterfly ballot used in the 2000 elections.

Theresa LePore, the elections supervisor who approved the 2000 butterfly ballot, opted for a ballot design for the Aug. 31 primary that asks voters to draw lines joining two ends of an arrow.

The infamous 'butterfly' style ballot card used by Palm Beach County, Florida, in the recent US presidential election causes voting errors and raises doubt over the final result -- not the ...

Bush and Al Gore came down to deciding votes in Palm Beach County.At the center of the debate was the butterfly ballot and the hanging chad.Download app: iOS | AndroidThis weekend, an original ...

By Nate Cohn Theresa LePore, who designed Palm Beach County’s butterfly ballot, with old ballots three years after the 2000 election. Credit...David Friedman We’re still in a post-primary lull ...

Six months after Florida plunged the presidential race into chaos, lawmakers approved a sweeping election overhaul Friday that will banish the hanging chads and butterfly ballots that made the ...