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Hanging chad

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002390

A small piece of paper, partially detached from a punch card ballot, that caused ambiguity in vote counting during the 2000 U.S. presidential election. These incomplete perforations made it difficult to determine voter intent, leading to disputes over ballot validity. The controversy highlighted issues with punch card voting systems and spurred electoral reform efforts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002390
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Hanging chad",
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  "definition": "A small piece of paper, partially detached from a punch card ballot, that caused ambiguity in vote counting during the 2000 U.S. presidential election. These incomplete perforations made it difficult to determine voter intent, leading to disputes over ballot validity. The controversy highlighted issues with punch card voting systems and spurred electoral reform efforts.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/hanging-chad/"
}

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