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One Republican in the meeting said the lobbyists were "proven vote counters."

(And if not, the voter is in a position to prove the vote counters cheated.)

"Nobody walks into this with any illusions," said one of the principal Administration vote counters.

The suit seeks to remove from each machine a key known as the zero key, which is used to reset the vote counter.

Those are the problems that have bedeviled the vote counters in Florida.

No official results are expected until Monday, when vote counters will resume work after taking Sunday off.

"We're solid at 200 votes, maybe 206," said one of the chief Democratic vote counters.

Officials considered both mathematical errors on the part of vote counters and fraud to be possible explanations.

Both houses are expected to vote on the amendment next month, and vote counters of both parties say the outcome is too close to call.

But he is still waiting on vote counters and judges in Florida to submit a bid to the White House.