Learn from Florida — states don't need weeks to count votes

Where were you when the great Bush v. Gore controversy began?

It was 22 years ago that Florida became the butt of the nation's and the world's joke because of the worst election debacle in modern history. The vote in Florida had finished very close on election night. Then, a machine recount tightened the margin between George W. Bush and Al Gore further. Then came hand recounts and controversies about undervotes and the means lawful to divine voter intention. Everyone in America learned what the word "chad" means and mastered a new...