Answer: chads

AnswerCrossword Clue
CHADSWaste at the polls
chadssmall paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape
chadsCHAD, a scrap of paper
chadsmale given name
chadsbranch of the Afroasiatic family of languages, of which Hausa is the most widely spoken representative
CHADSPolling place hangers-on?
CHADSPolling place litter
CHADSBush v. Gore matters
CHADS2000 polling place litter
CHADSProblems in the 2000 election
CHADSThey may be pregnant
CHADSRefuse at the polling station
CHADSPunched-out parts of paper ballots
CHADSThey might be left hanging
CHADSThey get punched out
CHADSWaste of an election?
CHADSLowe and McQueen
CHADSControversial danglers
CHADSPaper ballot waste
CHADSBallot parts that may be hanging
CHADSActor Everett et al.
CHADSBallot card hangers
CHADSSources of a 2000 ballot controversy
CHADSPunched-out pieces
CHADSControversial 2000 election issue
CHADSBallot fallout
CHADS"Hanging" problems in the 2000 election
CHADSElection residue
CHADSBallot detritus
CHADSPaper fragments
CHADSBallot fallout?