On Mon, 5 Apr 2010, Al Kossow wrote:
  Please site a printed example of the use of
"chad" in a manufacturer's manual describing what
 is cut out from a card.
 I have now given two, from two different vendors, describing them as 'chips'.
Just having Faux News and CNN using "chad" may be enough for us to want to
use "chip".   I shall continue to put quotes around it every time I refer
to their "Hanging Chad".