Thursday, December 07, 2006 at 5:00 PM
Jennings, Voters Describe Voting Machine Failures in Sarasota County
Jennings calls on elected officials to stand up for voters, not machinesSarasota, FL – Christine Jennings today held a press conference with local Sarasota voters who experienced problems with the touchscreen voting machines in Sarasota County. Following is a statement given by Jennings at the press conference:
“Sarasota County’s voting system failed the people of the 13th District when more than 18,000 undervotes were recorded during early voting and on Election Day. Those missing votes clearly affected the outcome of this race.
“Despite sworn statements from hundreds of voters – from all walks of life – that there were problems with Sarasota’s voting machines, our election officials and Vern Buchanan claim the problem lies with the voters, not the machines. I think it’s worth asking why the people responsible for conducting our elections and those who want to represent our voters, such as Vern Buchanan, don’t believe the people of this county, some of whom are joining me here today.
“If my opponent wants to represent this district, he should be sticking up for the voters, not the machines. We still don’t have any answers about what went wrong. Vern Buchanan and our elected officials who are charged with conducting elections may be ok with that, but I’m not.
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