Missing Florida ballots found by employee

[TexasChick]

The unmarked brown box sat unnoticed in the Pinellas Supervisor of Elections office until Monday, two weeks after the election, when an employee cleaning a desk stumbled upon it.

Inside were 268 uncounted absentee ballots.

"I think this is a very serious situation," Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark said Monday, vowing to fire or discipline any employee found to be negligent.

"I assume all responsibility for everything that happened in that department, but I have to rely on other people," Clark said. "It's not a one-woman show."

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http://stpetetimes.com/2004/11/16/Tampabay/Pinellas_ballot_box_s.shtml

[lizzieforkerry]

1. Wow, her staff worked past 5 pm

We can't blame them then, can we?

[tridim]

2. What ever happened to all those ballots that were hosed down?

And also, isn't there a way to verify that your absentee ballot was counted?

[bri_in_austin]

3. Wow, that Pinellas lady

sounds REALLY competent (note the sarcasm)!

[TexasChick]

4. I think, if I remember correctly, she was appointed by Chimp's brother,

Jeb. Go figure, huh?

[bri_in_austin]

5. Yeah, no kidding! n/t

[life_long_dem]

6. I can picture what happened.

Bush had the lead, they saw a box of ballots on the desk, umm, we don't need to be looking in there now, do we? This election will go uncontested anyhow, wrong!

I hope jeb has alot of prison cells available.