WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Some Palm Beach County voters who have voted by absentee ballot faced a wrinkle in their plans on Saturday.President George W. Bush cast his absentee ballot, and then urged Americans to get out and vote."After months of spirited debate and vigorous campaigning, the time has come for Americans to make important decisions about our nation's future," Bush said. "I encourage all Americans to go to the polls and vote."
Creases in absentee ballots are the latest headaches to roll into the Palm Beach County tabulation center since the hanging chads posed a problem eight years ago. Ballots folded in half when they were mailed are giving high-speed tabulators some trouble.