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| Florida Officials Propose Major Election Reforms |
| 2004-12-01 |
| Florida's 67 county elections supervisors proposed dramatic reforms, including replacing Election Day with 11 days of voting and doing away with voting precincts. The association of election chiefs in the state that was the epicenter of the 2000 overtime election voted at its annual winter meeting Tuesday to present its reform plan to the state legislature. The plan calls for 11 days of voting, ending on the traditional Election Day. snip This year, voters across the state were able to cast ballots early for the first time in a presidential election, and more than two million Floridians cast early or absentee ballots. But only a few sites were open, compared with Election Day. Election supervisors said the experience showed them they could move away from the traditional Election Day and precinct setup. Mr. Cowles said 11 days would cover two weekends, and the number of polling sites would be left up to individual counties. If reforms are passed, Florida wouldn't be the first state to eliminate the traditional Election Day. Voters in Oregon, for example, cast all ballots by mail. snip |
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