Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidates Janet Reno and Bill McBride
A Wookie from Star Wars and the mean old guy from Lost in Space. Some choice.
Posted on 09/12/2002 3:13:00 PM PDT by alisasny
Subj: Election Day Voting Problems Date: 9/12/2002 4:24:20 PM Eastern Standard Time From: info@renoforflorida.com To: info@renoforflorida.com File: vote_incident_report.zip (130509 bytes) DL Time (TCP/IP): < 1 minute Sent from the Internet (Details)
Hello,
As you know, thousands of voters faced difficulties when attempting to vote in the Sept. 10th Primary election. The Reno campaign has been flooded with calls from Floridians who believe they have been denied their right to vote.
We are cataloging these complaints and are reporting them to state officials.
If you experienced any problems while voting on Sept. 10th, please take a few minutes to fill out the form below and return it to the Reno campaign as soon as possible. Your assistance will help us understand the full extent to which voting irregularities existed throughout the state.
If you have any questions, please call our office at (305) 760-2002.
Thank you,
Mo Elleithee Campaign Manager, Reno for Governor
Please fill out the below text report if you are unable to open either attachment.
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INCIDENT REPORT FOR VOTING PROBLEMS
NAME OF VOTER:
PRECINCT:
ADDRESS:
COUNTY:
POLL LOCATION:
PROBLEM (please include the time of the incident and if possible the names of poll workers):
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COMPLETE AN AFFIDAVIT LATER IF ASKED?
YES / NO
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Please complete this form and return it as soon as possible to the Reno Campaign:
· by fax at 305-822-5885, or
· by email at hgershman@renoforflorida.com
Thank you for your help.
---------------- Pd. Pol. Adv. Paid for by the Janet Reno for Governor Campaign. Approved by candidate Janet Reno (Democrat). (305) 760-2002 15495 Eagle Nest Lane, Suite 2002, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 http://www.renoforflorida.com
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INCIDENT REPORT FOR VOTING PROBLEMS
NAME OF VOTER: ____________________________
PHONE: _________________ VOTER’S ADDRESS: ___________________________
___________________________ COUNTY: __________________
PRECINCT: _________________ POLL LOCATION: ___________________________
___________________________
PROBLEM (please include the time of the incident and if possible the names of pollworkers):
___________________________________________________________________________
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WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COMPLETE AN AFFIDAVIT LATER IF ASKED?
YES / NO
Please complete this form and return it as soon as possible to the Reno Campaign: • by fax at 305-822-5885, or • by email at hgershman@renoforflorida.com Thank you for your help.
By Deborah Sharp
USA TODAY
FORT LAUDERDALE -- In a state already famous for voting foul-ups, Floridians still weren't sure Wednesday which Democrat won the right to face Gov. Jeb Bush in November.
With 97% of the vote counted from Tuesday's primary, Tampa lawyer Bill McBride held a thin lead over former U.S. attorney general Janet Reno.
But final tallies from the problem-plagued primary aren't expected until noon today. And election officials are scrambling to determine what went wrong.
''This must not happen again in November,'' Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas said. ''People don't trust our ability to run an election.''
The primary was the first statewide test of updated equipment that cost more than $32 million and a system completely overhauled since the presidential debacle of 2000. Other regions also reported glitches, but the most serious mishaps occurred in heavily populated Broward and Miami-Dade counties -- Reno strongholds that account for more than one-fifth of the state's 9.1 million registered voters. New touch-screen voting machines malfunctioned. Polling places opened late or not at all. Workers failed to show up or get trained on the new equipment.
Voters are disappointed and disgusted at mishaps reminiscent of the 2000 presidential election that took six weeks to settle in Florida.
''The whole world must be laughing at us. It really is a shame,'' said Florence Pittelman, 83, whose Broward County polling place was hours late in opening.
Reno, a Miami native, is concerned that hundreds of voters were prevented from casting ballots in counties where she led McBride in polls.
''She's extremely upset about the disenfranchisement,'' campaign official Nicole Harburger said.
Reno is weighing legal options, such as demanding a recount or suing to overturn the results. A recount will be automatic if the final difference between McBride and Reno is less than half a percent.
By Wednesday evening, with nearly all of the precincts reporting, McBride had 599,465 votes, or 45%, compared with Reno's 588,177 votes, or 44%. State Sen. Daryl Jones had 155,699 votes, or 12%.
Jim Smith, the state's elections chief, criticized the independent supervisors who oversee voting in the two southern counties.
''I'm very proud of what's been accomplished in 65 of our 67 counties,'' Smith said. ''Two counties get F-minus, minus, minus.''
Even before Tuesday, the Florida primary earned headlines. Reno, the former Miami prosecutor and U.S. attorney general, polled as much as 30 points ahead of rivals early in the campaign. But the little known McBride, a Tampa lawyer and former Marine awarded a Bronze Star, portrayed himself as the only Democrat who could beat Bush in Florida's more conservative districts north of Miami.
He outspent Reno and won the support of Democrat activists who felt he could better take on Bush, younger brother of President Bush.
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidates Janet Reno and Bill McBride
A Wookie from Star Wars and the mean old guy from Lost in Space. Some choice.
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MIAMI (AP) - State election officials said Thursday that Bill McBride finished 8,196 votes ahead of Janet Reno ( news - web sites) in Florida's bungled Democratic primary for governor. Reno refused to concede and would not rule out a court challenge to determine who will take on Republican Gov. Jeb Bush this fall.
Let them go at it.
ROTFLMAO!
Eagle's Nest? Where's Eva?
Lets see, in 2002, Eva Braun would be how old?
LOL Perfect Jim. Perfect!
All that's missing is fat @ss Jerry Nadler sniffing the air for fascism.
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