Just as an example of how screwed-up are Florida election laws yesterday Indian River Co.'s Canvassing Board approved the primary election results. Hopefully the reader will recall that Indian River had over 5000 ballots that were counted twice because someone decided to do a test in the middle of a real election and then failed to properly remove the results in that test. The result was ballots from 40 polling sites that were counted twice. Luckily an observant poll worker realized the totals for her site were double what they should have been. She pointed out the mistake and the county found their error.

Tomorrow the board must do a state mandated audit to ensure their voting machines were correctly counting the votes. If the poll worker hadn't been observant and if this audit were to find the problem, or any other problem that might exist with the vote count, NOTHING can/could be done because the results have already been approved by the Canvassing Board.

One has to wonder what some officials in Florida are thinking when they make stupid rules. This audit is newly mandated. Why didn't they mandate it to happen before canvassing the election? Post election audits are great. We need them everywhere and following every election but they have to be timed in such a way as to mean something if problems are found. If they don't have a purpose (to ensure the votes were properly counted) then they are a waste of tax money....

• National: America Wants YOU to be a Poll Worker
  Research shows how poll workers on the front lines of elections affect voter confidence.
  http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/635
• AZ: 11,500 votes in Pima County not counted; final results released Thursday
  Maricopa County has 43,000 still to be counted
  http://www.tucsoncitizen...om/daily/local/95690.php
• AZ: Still 43,000 ballots uncounted in Maricopa County
  http://www.kswt.com/Glob...822&nav=menu613_2_6
• AZ: Pima County vote count slowed by hand-delivery
  http://www.rockymountain...slowed-by-hand-delivery/
• CA: CA Appeals Court Strikes Down Ten Percent Ballot Audit
  http://www.opednews.com/...y-Ananda-080902-141.html
• FL: Florida Loses Votes, Again; Fall Election Process in Question
  http://www.casavaria.com...ion-process-in-question/
• FL: Local activist candidate for Broward Election Supervisor denied access to ballot recount
  http://miami.indymedia.o...g/news/2008/09/11679.php
• FL: Despite problems with vote totals, Indian River County Canvassing Board approves primary election results
  http://www.tcpalm.com/ne...pproves-primary-results/
• FL: Palm Beach County "“ Editorial - The ballots are missing, so start finding answers
  http://www.palmbeachpost...adedit_recount_0903.html
• FL: Palm Beach County - Recount end: Tallying totals by hand on legal pad
  http://www.palmbeachpost...02/0903recountscene.html
• FL: Palm Beach County - Election count errors under review
  http://www.sun-sentinel....3pnsep03,0,6149229.story
• FL: Palm Beach County - 3,400 Ballots Missing in Florida Election: Recount Flips Race
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../09/3400-ballots-mi.html
• FL: Palm Beach County - Losing Candidate Vows Legal Fight Over Vote Discrepancy
  http://www.cbs12.com/new...ml/vote_discrepancy.html
• FL: Palm Beach County - State may give Palm Beach County more time to solve mystery of 3,400 missing ballots
  http://www.palmbeachpost...8/09/03/0903recount.html
• FL: St. Lucie's canvassing board to audit voting equipment
  http://www.tcpalm.com/ne...-audit-voting-equipment/
• KS: Sedgwick County - Advance voting key to short waits at the polls
  http://www.kansas.com/ne.../local/story/516143.html
• NC: Craven County - Additional one-stop voting sites not intended to be permanent, official says
  http://www.enctoday.com/...le.html/voting_stop.html
• NY: Niagara County - Changing the vote
  http://www.niagara-gazet...cal_story_246234408.html
• OH: Licking County - Voter registration system to change
  County BOE: Switch won't affect November election
  http://www.newarkadvocat...0080903/NEWS01/809030315
• OH: Summit County - Secretary of state to break tie on absentee voting hours
  http://www.the-news-lead...com/news/article/4328461
• TN: Opinion - Right to vote too important to trust electronic voting machines
  http://www.tennessean.co...809030405/1008/OPINION01
• UT: Eat My Vote: Election officials have no fear about the latest voting machine glitch. Others aren't so sure.
  http://www.slweekly.com/...D1-13A2-9FE79F8AEA4FFA4F
• VA: Warning for College Student Voters
  http://www.insidehighere...m/news/2008/09/03/voting
• Guam: Voting machines still an option, if they comply with provisions
  http://www.guampdn.com/a...04/NEWS01/809040304/1002

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