Florida voter database failing across state; supervisors unable to verify eligible voters

This is the only story I have found on this news. It is nothing short of a red alert.


Florida’s voter database in dire need of repair

By Jeremy Wallace
Halifax Media Services

March 6, 2015

“Habitual” technology failures in an “obsolete” and glitch-prone state voter registration system could have devastating effects in 2016 if not addressed quickly, elections officials across the state say.

The aging state computer system is used to check in voters locally before they cast ballots to ensure they are eligible to vote. But local elections supervisors say the state system is prone to crash, sometimes for days, precluding them from verifying that eligibility.

They also say the state has been slow to upgrade the hardware, despite millions in federal funding.

Florida’s top elections official, Ken Detzner, was not available for comment on Friday. But his spokesman said fixing the system will be his “highest priority.”

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Still, several county elections officials expressed alarm that Florida has not been more aggressive in fixing the issue, especially since it already has affected the outcome of at least one local election. With the state’s next presidential primary barely one year away, elections officials say they are increasingly worried — especially given Florida’s reputation for election problems.

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It's all by design, my friends.

So, this once *highly touted*, now-outdated Florida Voter Registration System is crashing "for days at a time", particularly affecting those who are new voters and those who have recently changed address.


Now what can we anticipate for the 2016 election in Florida?


Hmmmm.


Longer lines to sign in to vote-----> inability to verify large numbers of eligible voters as eligible voters----> more eligible voters forced into voting on provisional ballots, which stand a large risk of being uncounted----> another hijacked election in Florida


Another consequence would be the inability to verify the 683,000+ voter signatures to place the Florida Right to Medical Marijuana amendment initiative back onto the 2016 ballot. Funny how that would dovetail with the desires of the rabid right-wingers in the Florida Legislature, Governor's office and Cabinet, to defeat this amendment at all costs.

This amendment was defeated in 2014, yet with 57.62% of the voters supporting it. Conveniently, under Jeb Bush rule in 2006, the Legislature inserted its own amendment onto the ballot, that required a Supermajority of 60% of the vote to pass a citizen initiative to amend the constitution, thus making it even more difficult for Floridians to approve an amendment.


See how nicely it all works out for right wingers strangling Florida's government?


So, now, they are back to stealing elections outright.


Rachel, we need you on this one.