Fla. Judge Rules on (for) Manual Vote Recounts

[rawstory]

From the liberal alternative to Drudge, http://rawstory.com

By DAVID ROYSE, Associated Press Writer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A state rule barring the 15 Florida counties with touchscreen voting from conducting manual recounts is at odds with state law, which requires hand recounts in some close elections, a judge ruled Friday.

A coalition including a labor union, government watchdogs and other interest groups sued the state, arguing the law requires provisions for hand recounts in every county, no matter what voting technology is used.

Administrative Law Judge Susan Kirkland agreed, writing that state law clearly contemplates "that manual recounts will be done on each certified voting system, including the touchscreen voting systems."

With a primary election Tuesday and more than half the state's voters in counties that use touchscreens, it is not clear what those counties will do.

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[gristy]

3. buh bye!

[NMDemDist2]

4. why are you posting a hatriot website on a thread that has nothing

to do with Kerry (other than his name will appear on the ballot)

:hi: and enjoy your stay here at DU

[MichiganVote]

5. Oh to be a hacker.....

[Liberal Veteran]

6. Please to meet you...don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Buh-bye!

[Liberal Veteran]

7. Did you see this crap?

[LauraK]

2. The ruling will be challenged. Florida is not a free state.

It is under seige.

[Eric J in MN]

8. They can order opitcal scan ballots and tell the

electronic voting vendors, thanks but not thanks.

Or use plain paper ballots like Canada, better yet.

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9. Why are the mods always deleting things?

I can't even figure out why. It would be more useful if there were more specific reasons posted -- otherwise no one will -ever- know the specific rules and why things are deleted.

[Judi Lynn]

10. It's about time, isn't it? Florida, of all places, should be more than

willing to cleanse its record this time around by doing things ABOVE BOARD. Of course, they've probably forgotten by now, having an absolutely hideous record for years BEFORE the 2000 election.

It's unique view of absentee ballots, etc., is probably a symtom of a political disease which has made Florida so attractive to the _Bushes. They've been on Florida like a tumor since _Jeb cannonballed himself in there years ago.