Word: optionally
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...comfort of their own home, or at their regular polling place using publicly provided computers. After a person has voted, a confirmation screen would pop up reading, "You voted for --; Is this correct?" followed by a "No, I want to change my vote" and a "Yes, count my vote" option...
Even after Friday, many legal experts were still shocked that the court took the state case to begin with. They contend that the Justices will simply decide not to rule, availing themselves of an option used several times each term: dismissing the case as "improvidently granted," a phrase at once imperious and penitent that means the Justices believe the case does not present the issues they thought it did when they accepted it. The court may wait a while to decide whether to do this, looking carefully at how Gore's contest proceeds. "I think the Justices will be concerned...
Times have changed a bit. With dotcoms no longer minting executive fortunes through giant stock-option grants and soaring share prices, established companies don't have to fight as hard for talent. But try telling that to a wobbling FORTUNE 500 company already looking ahead to what could be a tough economic climate in the next year or so. You can hear the vault opening. "The whole world knows they're available, and everybody knows they are the pick of the litter," says Thomas Neff, chairman of the executive-search firm SpencerStuart...
...even know your exact route or departure time until after you commit to a nonrefundable ticket. If you are flexible about the date you want to travel, dig deeper, and you'll do better. On Expedia, click instead on the FareCalendar or the "build your own flight" option for the best choices. On Travelocity, try selecting "any date" for your travel time to find out when you can get the best rates...
Politicians seeking power, vote recounts, possible injunctions and lawsuits have dominated the news. But if every vote is to have significance, now and in the future, accurate and fair voting procedures are America's only option. RICHARD HAHN Forest Lake, Minn...