In return, he would drop all legal challenges to the vote and voting procedures, including possible challenges based on the butterfly ballot in Palm Beach County.
Similarly, Christopher said concerns about possible remedies persuaded the Gore camp early on to shift from its focus on double-punched, so-called "butterfly ballots, " in Palm Beach County to disputed ballots in areas where there appeared to be irregularities.
In the 2000 presidential election, some voters complained that they cast their ballots incorrectly because of the ballot design, particularly in Palm Beach County, where names in the presidential race appeared across from each other on a "butterfly" ballot.