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Reading the FCS decision makes it clear that this was really a pretty easy case to decide. They followed standard judicial rules for harmonizing conflicting laws. They were consistent with precedents in Florida and other states giving preference to election law meant to discern the will of the people. In Florida, the political unit that determines recount standards is the County. In some places it is the State. This was not an issue the court needed to address. Dimpled ballots have been an accepted standard in many places in the USA ever since these punch cards have been used. FWIW, Texas recently adopted this standard. Further, nobody’s equal protection rights are violated by recounts occurring in only a few counties; all eligible parties had ample opportunities to avail themselves of electoral law remedies. Some chose not to. What’s the beef?
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