The 2000 election was a nail biter to say the least. With the deciding factor of who the next president of our country would be coming down to a slim margin, tensions rose between the Republican and Democratic candidates. The accuracy of the votes were questioned by the Democratic Party leading to a series of lawsuit filed in need for a complete recount, due to some flaws in the election system, to be completely sure that Bush won the election. In doing so, this made the politicians have to reexamine their voting system and by doing so, brought up problems such as the, “hanging or dimpled chads”, which is a vote that has not been completely pressed in by mainly older voters, causing controversy in Palm Beach, Florida. These “Chad” votes
