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 ...

In the 2000 recount and the 2018 election, bad ballot design was a contributing, if not a deciding factor on who won. In the 2000 recount and the 2018 election, ...

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Theresa LePore, elections supervisor for Palm Beach County, Fla., about the design of the absentee ballot they'll be using in next week's primary elections. The new ...

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 ...

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 ...

But I don’t think it’s always appreciated that we probably do know that Mr. Gore would have won Florida, and therefore the presidency, if it weren’t for the infamous “butterfly ballot ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - 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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - 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 ...