Broward County voting machine from 2000 election, November 2000
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Objects
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Broward County voting machine from 2000 election, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
A Broward County voting machine used in that resulted in the contested presidential election of 2000; included with the machine is a Bush v. Gore ballot and a bag of chads.
- Biographical / historical:
The 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida occurred after the 2000 United States presidential election on November 7, 2000. Candidate George W. Bush led the election-night vote count over Al Gore in Florida by 1,784 votes. The small margin produced an automatic recount under Florida state law, which began the day after the election and ended on December 9, 2000.
Broward County's recount gained national attention due to the voting machine's confusing ballot design and tendancy to produce incomplete punch markson the ballots, resulting in "hanging chads." Broward County Judge Robert A. Rosenberg examined ballots in need of interpretation, often with hanging chads, with a magnifying glass. Photographs of Judge Rosenberg looking through his magnifying glass at ballots became one of the most iconic images representing the Florida recount.
- Acquisition information:
- Broward County Surplus Warehouse transferred the machine to the Broward County Historical Commission in 2002 (Accession BCHA-2002.4).
- Processing information:
This collection received item level processing by Erin Purdy in March 2026. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Terms of access:
The collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Broward County voting machine from 2000 election, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
