The two districts with the highest rates of uncounted ballots, 7.9 percent, were in Chicago and Miami.

How about thousands of missing and uncounted ballots that could throw the election into disarray?

Across the country, the punch-card systems have resulted in significantly higher numbers of uncounted ballots.

With 67 Florida counties and tens of thousands of uncounted ballots, the process that began here today may take several weeks.

Some news organizations described a more modest goal of placing the uncounted ballots into different - and, they hoped, relatively objective - categories.

Both parties quickly recognized the importance to Mr. Bush of the uncounted overseas ballots, especially those from military installations.

The box was opened, she said, producing 257 uncounted ballots, 256 of which included presidential votes.

Some refused to separate the uncounted ballots.

We would be finding "uncounted" ballots everywhere.

After hearing that, Jefferson County officials checked their absentee vote envelope and found two more uncounted ballots.