Some blamed voter confusion for his loss, as there was an unknown candidate named "James Green" who received 4,273 votes.
The potential for voter confusion is better than middling.
This was considered to be a result of voter confusion (and not the first recorded example of its kind).
"Such oral instructions and written advisory will avoid voter confusion," Mr. Brochin wrote.
They weren't worried about voter confusion.
That certainly does not cause problems for Bush voters, but cost Mr. Gore thousands of votes through voter confusion.
The decision was based on advice from the Chief Electoral Officer that holding such a referendum could lead to voter confusion.
They warn of paper jams, voter confusion and delays in the voting booth while voters read their receipts.
Some of that could be attributable to confusing ballot design, some to voter confusion and some to machines' counting irregularities.
Election laws differ widely between states, adding to possible voter confusion.