Bloglines - States brief - Florida appeal court rules unused 2000 butterfly ballots may be destroyed

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Oh my...if these ballots have historical value we are all in trouble...does this really mean anything to anyone?? Why are they still on this stuff??

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States brief - Florida appeal court rules unused 2000 butterfly ballots may be destroyed By Rachel Felton [JURIST] Leading Friday's states brief, Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled [PDF text] that unused butterfly ballots from the 2000 presidential election can be destroyed as they are not public records. Chief Judge Charles J. Kahn, Jr. wrote