Joe, I was about to comment that I remember the last election that the same number - 18 - of machines was also lost in Broward, then I looked at the date of the thread after reading some posts that referred to Miriam Oliphnant & McBride....lol
S'okay! :^DTo ALL Freepers and Lurker voters:
GO to the polls and vote for Bush. Take your friends with you to do the same. If you know any Zell Miller type Democrats that support Bush and they are voting for him, take them as well.
Vote EARLY to avoid the rush. If you wait until November 2nd, make SURE to go and vote!! And if you do wait until November 2nd, remember:
IGNORE ANYTHING IN THE MEDIA YOU HEAR (i.e., making a fast, early call in Florida for Kerry, etc.). WE CAN AVOID A REPEAT OF THE FLORIDA ELECTION DEBACLE OF 2000 THIS YEAR IF GOP TURNOUT IS STRONG, imho.
[Expletive deleted] !!!
Oh! You pinged everyone, whoops. No bum steer intended. This was a reminder.
*When* these machines disappeared is not the point. If they are still out there, every precinct across America that uses them, has a problem.
How can they be used? They can be swapped out for matching machines. Erased machines are then swapped for other machines and so on...
Every precinct needs a poll watcher who will follow the machines to a locked vault.