In this 2001 press release Rossin seems to have counted his chickens too soon.
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Press Release |
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2001 |
CONTACT: Damien Filer (850) 487-5833 |
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Tallahassee - Democrats' relentless commitment to ensuring real election reform for Florida before the next statewide election will pay off today when, after months of a Republican Governor and Legislature dragging their feet on election reform, SB1118 is signed into law. "Democrats took a seat at the head of the table this year and were instrumental in ensuring election reform for the state of Florida," said Senate Democratic Leader Tom Rossin (D-Palm Beach). "Floridians have rightly demanded that what happened in last November's election never happen again. Thanks to the leadership and hands on involvement of Democrats, like Sen. Daryl Jones, real election reform will become the law of the land in Florida." Largely due to the persistence of Democrats, the Legislature adopted most of the recommendations of a bipartisan election reform task force that will ensure every vote is counted in the next statewide election. Some of the key provisions Democrats fought for and ensured were contained in the comprehensive election reform package include: eliminating punch cards, provisional ballots, automatic machine and hand-recounts, extending certification deadlines, a Voter's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, updating absentee ballot procedures, comprehensive poll worker training and recruitment, substantial funding for much-needed voter education and a "real time" voter registration database and website. "We all know that when the Governor wants something from this Legislature, he gets it," said Rossin. "This year, Democrats ensured the people's voice was heard in spite of the Governor, who after all this state went through in November, made only a fleeting comment on election reform in his State of the State address, took no active role in his own elections task force and didn't include one dime in his budget to fix our elections system. Gov. Bush is only signing this bill today because he can't afford not to after the public pressure put on him by Democrats and by voters to ensure real election reform by our next statewide election." |
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