Voting problems in Florida, still
The Orlando Sentinel’s hearing lots of complaints about voters not being able to vote.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting problems, too, but as most seem related to slowdowns, they don’t seem as serious.
As a former precinct worker in central Florida, I suspect some of the problem is simply that some precinct workers are confused. (Dedicated as they are, there’s a preponderance of older folks working the polls and some older folks just don’t adapt to changes as quickly. Yeah, call me a bigot, but that’s my honest perspective after being in the thick of it).
However, some of the problems, esp near Orlando, continue to look suspicious 7 years after such problems were first noted. There’s no excuse for that. County elections officials need to be held more accountable. Period.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
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