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| 2005-04-01 | |
| Vote-counting problems in Florida have resurfaced with the resignation of an elections supervisor because of hundreds of lost votes. Miami-Dade County supervisor Constance Kaplan resigned in a mutual agreement with City Manager George Burgess, The Miami Herald reported Friday. The resignation Thursday followed reports that a faulty computer program resulted in a failure to count hundreds of voters in a referendum March 8. In that vote a proposal to put slot machines in pari-mutuel facilities was defeated. Kaplan said the lost votes were not enough to change the results of the election, but supporters of the proposal are seeking another referendum. The problem has resulted in an audit of a half-dozen other elections. Here's the best part... Kaplan was brought in from Chicago in 2003 in hopes of restoring the elections department's reputation, hit by a fraud scandal in a 1997 mayoral election and the 2000 presidential recount.
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| Posted by:Steve |