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The Chad Lineup

Anime-style cartoon in a dark brick bar: four ballot-card-headed figures in a police lineup, labeled Hanging, Dimpled, Pregnant and Swinging. A speech bubble asks 'Which one of you is a vote?'
EXE original cartoon · CC BY 4.0

Four punch-card chads in a police lineup, each one waiting for someone to interpret its feelings.

What
The Chad Lineup
When
2026-10-16
Source
WBAL-TV
Credit
EXE original cartoon
License
CC BY 4.0
Details
Hanging, dimpled, pregnant, swinging. One election, decided by officials holding tiny paper circles up to the light and asking what they meant. Based on: During the 2000 Florida hand recount, officials examined hanging, dimpled, pregnant and swinging chads to judge voter intent. (WBAL-TV (Hearst), 2020-11-04).

electionselection-nightballotsMeme / satire

Sources and credit

  1. WBAL-TV
  2. Satire: the full record

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