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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsViral post claims precinct in Allen West race had 900 ballots cast but only 7 registered voters
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A Palm Beach Post article paraphrased West campaign manager Tim Edson saying that, "Preliminary totals showed 900 voters cast ballots in Precinct 93, where only seven voters are registered." The same claim was picked up by people on Facebook.
It's not true.
A machine that had the label of Precinct 93 was actually counting votes from another precinct. In the end, only six people voted in Precinct 93, which has seven total voters.
We rate this claim False.
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/nov/20/facebook-posts/viral-post-claims-precinct-allen-west-race-had-900/
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Viral post claims precinct in Allen West race had 900 ballots cast but only 7 registered voters (Original Post)
mfcorey1
Nov 2012
OP
Michigan Alum
(335 posts)1. Who would believe that only seven people were registered in a precinct.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)2. And the lines were still 5 hours long :)
Care Acutely
(1,370 posts)3. Did the 6 voters still have to fill out a 10 page ballot?
defacto7
(13,485 posts)4. More pages than voters!