The 2000 Election
Door by door in the sprawling Lakes of Delray complex, north of Fort Lauderdale, and south of
West Palm Beach, it was the same story. Many of them did get it right, they said.

In the precinct, made up largely of the Lakes of Delray condominiums and similar
communities, an even 1,500 people voted for Mr. Gore, 151 voted for Gov. George W. Bush
of Texas, and 47 for Mr. Buchanan.

Residents here complained about the ballots long before the polls closed, refuting the argument
by some Republicans that they were trying to deliver Florida for Mr. Gore long after the polls
closed.

But people here said they had criticized the ballots long before they knew that Palm Beach
County would become such a big story in the race. On Election Day, they called newspapers
and radio and television stations, complaining that the ballot was confusing. They called
election officials and state and local politicians.