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On November 18th, 2000, Judge Charles Burton held a paper ballot up to a ceiling light of the Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center to determine whether a voter had properly hole-punched their choice for presidential candidate. The 2000 presidential election saw vice president Al Gore and Texas governor George W. Bush vying for the presidency. On November 7th of 2000, it had been determined that Gore had won the popular vote by 543,895 votes. Gore had won 255 electoral college (EC) votes …