Posted on 09/03/2006 5:01:52 AM PDT by NautiNurse
FORT LAUDERDALE - Former Broward County elections supervisor Miriam Oliphant has won a court decision against the Florida Elections Commission, which had tried to fine her for voting problems during a primary election.
Administrative law judge Claude Arrington found state elections officials did not prove Miriam Oliphant had intentionally neglected her duties when dozens of polls opened late and closed early during the 2002 primary. The commission can still reject Arrington's opinion, and it has pressed its case against Oliphant in the past despite unfavorable rulings.
The commission had fined Oliphant $10,000 in November. Oliphant has argued that underfunding by the Broward County Commission and sabotage by subordinates caused the problems in 2002. She was later suspended by Gov. Jeb Bush.
Oliphant told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that she feels vindicated by the decision.
Background Info (a trip down memory lane):
Oliphant Charged With 55 Counts of Election Law Violations
Audit says Oliphant overspent Elections Office budget by $921,263
Ballots found in file cabinets, mailroom
This woman is a terrible joke.
Horible administrator, black racist, misappropriated funds for GOD knows what. Ran her office way the hell over budget. Screwed up elections and the state had to drag her dept. out of the gutter.
I haven't forgotten all the brand new voting machines that went missing.
18 new voting machines go missing in Broward
Election Supervisor Oliphant fires old white lady in wheelchair so Oliphant mom can have her job
So, she's not corrupt, merely incompetent.
Affirmative action in action.
Here comes de judge.
Now, pay up.
More judicial foolishness. They can't win elections but they can protect the idiots who vote for them .. cute!
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