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Oliphant's pre-election stacking of the poll workers that left out Republicans was in violation of Florida law- Secretary Smith went down there and read her the riot act, and Republicans were there on election day. The no-shows were unexpected- trained workers just didn't appear.

She had fallen very short of the 6000 people she needed, and got a last minute infusion of county employees to fill in some gaps. They pulled more out of their offices to man the empty polls election day, to at least get them open, albeit not on time (without any training at all, I assume.)

WHY she refused help, I can't say. Other supervisors in the state report she is clueless, and unwilling to admit it and ask for assistance. It would seem to me there is a good case for dereliction of duty, misfeasance, or malfeasance of an elected official- but the Democrats in power in the county rallied around her and prepared to fight Jeb if he suspended her. Alcee Hastings (impeached Judge, and local Congressman) even said that NOTHING Oliphant had done came close to the crimes of Katherine Harris in Election 2000- and was cheered by the moronic faithful.