-Caveat Lector- The last paragraph says it all--the Democrats kept the punch card system! Almost every election supervisor in the State of Florida is a Democrat. Did they do this intentionally to "adjust" elections?? Probably, as happened in Miami with regularity. As for Palm Beach County, that is some of the most expensive real estate in the country yet these retired millionaires are too cheap to spring for new voting machines! That addresses how much value they truly place on their vote. We have optical scanners here in one of the poorest counties in the country! Disgusting bunch of cheapskates who later want to whine that their vote wasn't counted! Amelia ----- Original Message ----- From: "radman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 2:04 PM Subject: [CTRL] Punch card problems were ignored for years > -Caveat Lector- > > http://www.herald.com/content/archive/news/elect2000/decision/025171.htm > > Published Sunday, December 17, 2000, in the Miami Herald > > Punch card problems were ignored for years > BY PETER WHORISKEY AND JOSEPH TANFANI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ``The question you have to ask is, `Why did elections supervisors continue > with punch cards?' '' said Roy Saltman, the author of the report. ``All the > evidence said there was a serious problem.'' > > Elections supervisors in most large counties say they either did not > recognize the ruined ballots as a significant issue or believed that no > other voting method was significantly more accurate. > > system.'' > > Some people intentionally do not vote in some races, particularly when they > lack familiarity with the candidates. These are called ``undervote'' > ballots, and they aren't counted either. > > As a result some elections supervisors and some Republicans argue that the > proportion of uncounted ballots in the 2000 presidential election was not > unacceptable. > > ``I don't get it,'' Joan Brock, deputy supervisor of elections in Pinellas > County, said of the furor over this year's undervotes. ``Not everyone votes > for president, and it wouldn't surprise me to see that two percent of them > didn't want to vote for president.'' .'' ``> WHY CARDS REMAINED > > Elections supervisors in Florida's large counties offer various reasons for > sticking with punch cards. > > Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore said she thought > that past undervote problems had been solved four years ago when the county > bought new styluses: ``We thought they were fixed and didn't look anymore,'' > she said. > > She said optical-scan devices, at about $5,700 per precinct, offer only a > marginal improvement in accuracy for millions of dollars in expense. > > Only one elections office among Florida's five largest counties recognized > serious problems in the punch-card ballots and sought a change: In memos to > the County Commission, Broward's then-Supervisor of Elections Jane Carroll > criticized punch cards as antiquated, confusing and inaccurate. > > For seven years, she tried to switch to the optical scan system. She > couldn't get the money. County commissioners fretted that something better > would come along and they'd be stuck with an expensive but outdated system. > > Their stance drew a biting rebuke from Carroll. > > Broward Commissioner Lori Parrish, a Democrat and a consistent opponent of > buying new voting technology, said she now regrets her opposition. ``All of > us are kicking ourselves in the rear end,'' Parrish said. > > Copyright 2000 Miami Herald > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
