Absentee Ballots Go Missing in Florida

RonnyJ writes "The BBC is reporting that 58,000 ballot papers have gone missing in Broward County, Florida. A police investigation has 'not uncovered any sign of criminal wrongdoing', however, the US postal service has said it is highly unlikely for 58,000 pieces of mail to just disappear. In 2000, Broward County gave Al Gore his biggest margin among Florida counties, winning 67% of the votes there."

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And who runs the county's election?

[crmartin]

Yes, it looks like the Democratic Party's operatives have screwed up again.

Check it out: the "butterfly ballot"? A Democrat County Clerk designed it. Broward County? Heavily Democrat, county government controlled by Democrats.

Hell of a scam: screw up as much as you want -- just blame it on the Republicans.

(The draft? Charlie Rangel (D) proposes it -- and they're still flogging the notion that it's Bush planning for a draft.)

Re:Just a Precaution . . .

[Otter]

Yes, that'd be an excellent illustration of my point -- the storyline has to be nefarious, Republican conspiracies (real, exaggerated or fabricated) and anyone who points to the major structural problem is a racist. That is _exactly_ the thought process that led to the Broward County mess now.

Look, the groups allegedly shredding voter registrations are a serious matter and it's crucial that they be investigated, and anyone found guilty be punished. (The voter list thing sounds like a complete non-issue, as I've understood it.) But the overarching problem is counties where votes systematically get excluded, and this "KARL ROVE ATE MY BABY!!!" bit does nothing to get it solved, and only causes the Republicans to dig in on the other side.

And who said anything about the media?