This woman must be wired in real solid with the local pols.
Miriam came under fire for booting out a wheelchair-bound poll worker of 15 years who was living on a Social Security check to make room for her Mom--even though hiring relatives is strictly against the law.
And then there was this:
Polling changes anger voters
By Buddy Nevins
Political Writer
Posted August 31 2002
Supervisor of Elections Miriam Oliphant is being flooded with complaints after more than 300,000 voters found out this week that they have new polling places.
Those voters are nearly one-third of the 1 million who are registered in Broward County, causing politicians to predict massive confusion at the polls for the Sept. 10 primary. Some feared the uncertainty or inconvenience of the new locations would discourage people from voting.
Already under fire for mishandling the hiring of poll workers, Oliphant and her office are taking the brunt of the blame from voters, community leaders and elected officials.
“They didn’t think this thing through. It’s driving some of us crazy,” said Robert Weinreb, who lives in Wynmoor condominiums in Coconut Creek and will now have to vote about a mile away.