A problem that occurred in Florida during the 2000 election was that Many ballots could not be read by machine.
The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 7, 2000, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Florida is a swing state and during that election, it had a major recount dispute. The outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election was not known for more than a month after balloting due to the protracted process of tallying and recounting Florida's presidential votes.