Can a third political party succeed in the US? Presidential elections are largely seen as a contest between the Democratic ...

The butterfly ballot, as it came to be known, was designed by then-Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Theresa LaPore. She was trying to help seniors see the 10 candidates for president by ...

In Election 2000, it all came down to Florida. About 2,000 votes in Palm Beach County might have gone the wrong way.

To test whether the butterfly ballot format is likely to confuse voters, we asked Canadian college students to vote for a prime minister of Canada on the day after the presidential election in the ...

"Butterfly ballots" like those used in Palm Beach County are significantly more confusing than standard ballots, and middle-aged voters using butterfly ballots are far more likely to vote ...

Butterfly ballots like those used in Palm Beach County, Fla., for the 2000 presidential election are confusing and biasing, and election officials would do well to consider social science theories ...

And that’s the end of the butterfly ballot. Florida Supreme Court spokesman Craig Waters relayed the news at the end of a very busy legal day: “We conclude as a matter of law that the Palm ...

Nov. 30 -- Voters have complained they’re confusing. Lawyers have argued it in court. Now a Canadian scientist is publishing a study to try and prove the infamous “butterfly ballot” leads to ...

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Butterfly Ballot Blues Satirist Harry Shearer performs his just penned song about the woes of being an elderly Jewish voter in Palm Beach County Florida. The song is a blues number as if sung by a ...