245 Electronic Votes Lost in Fla. Primary

TAMPA, Fla. -- A mistake by an election worker "lost" 245 electronic ballots cast in last month's Florida primary, but the mix-up didn't affect the outcome of any race when the votes were finally counted, authorities said.

Hillsborough County residents cast the ballots before the Aug. 31 election on an ATM-style machine set up at a library, said Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson. A member of Johnson's staff left the machine, made by Sequoia Voting Systems, in test mode. The votes were recorded and stored but not counted until they were found Friday.

Johnson said the votes were discovered missing when his staff compared the number of people who signed in to vote at the precinct and the number of ballots counted there. In all, the county had 118,699 votes cast.

While the 245 ballots didn't affect any races, there were close contests. In the Republican primary for state House District 47, Kevin Ambler defeated Bill Bunkley by 130 votes.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-florida-ballots,0,3746401.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

This article is the epitome of that statement.

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While the 245 ballots didn't affect any races, there were close contests. In the Republican primary for state House District 47, Kevin Ambler defeated Bill Bunkley by 130 votes.
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There is no justification for losing ANY votes for any reason. I don't understand who these people thing they're fooling, but I doubt any one here falls for their nonsensical reasoning. I sure as hell know I don't.

until 2008, therefore forcing Florida to get it's act together.

NOV. ELECTION CANCELED!

Nation's voting machines are made in Florida -- AND THEY WON'T WORK


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