Florida State Election System Under Scrutiny Again

[tlcandie]

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGA135RSUJD.html

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TALLAHASSEE - One of Florida's highest-ranking elections officials has been fired, a criminal investigation into records falsification is being launched and, once again, the integrity of the Sunshine State's electoral system finds itself under fierce scrutiny.
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Authorities are trying to determine why Connie Evans, the state Elections Bureau's records chief, altered nearly 40 apparently late-filed campaign finance reports from Republican and Democratic candidates in the 2002 election cycle to make it appear they had been received on time.
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But many, including Gov. Jeb Bush, remain convinced the package of election reforms introduced since 2000 has turned Florida's election process into a national model.
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[fabius]

1. "National Model" sez Jeb?

"...Gov. Jeb Bush, remain convinced the package of election reforms introduced since 2000 has turned Florida's election process into a national model."

That's exactly what we're afraid of!!!:mad:

[camero]

2. Jeb's "National Model"

Is, "Don't look. Everything is fine. Nothing to see here."

All the while Florida looks more and more like a Banana Republic.

[ClintonTyree]

3. A National Model.............

for some third world nation perhaps. The poltical structure and mechanizations in Florida are a joke, and all of it rests on the shoulders of our "glorious leader", Jeb. As a newcomer to Florida, I'm astonished at the goings on here. Maybe I see it a bit more clearly for that reasson, but I think people who've lived here for some time have become inured to the poltical chaos in this state. And for the record, I'm doing what I can to remedy these iniquities.

[madfloridian]

4. 40 here, 268 there...No problem.

:hi:

[hang a left]

5. Reading "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy"

By Palast right now. The election process should be a national model for those Republicans that have decided they shall decide what the "people" shall get.

[TrogL]

6. Can any of this be traced back to 2000?

Any chance of overturning Bush vs. Gore?