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More Voting Shenanigans in Florida

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-don't-feed-them-after-midnight dept.

stewwy writes "It looks like the the shenanigans have started already, the Register is running a story about the difficulty early voters are having with casting votes for Democrats." From the article: "The touch-screen gizmos seem strangely attracted to Republican candidates. One voter needed assistance from an election official, and even then, needed three tries to convince the machine that he wanted to vote for Democrat Jim Davis in the gubernatorial race, not his Republican opponent Charlie Crist."

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  1. Excellent! by moseman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Our evil plan is working perfectly.

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    1. Re:Excellent! by tbannist · · Score: 4, Funny

      Indeed, the votes which have been corrected to vote Republican are just making up for reality's well known liberal bias.

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  2. Well duh by nosredna · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe the machines know that nobody would vote against Christ.

    Oh, it's Crist? Hmm... well, it's still 84% of our savior.

  3. Third Party Veriification? by krell · · Score: 2, Funny

    And then the Greens or Libertarians sweep it with 113% of the vote.

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  4. So? by slapout · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Florida voters using electronic ballot machines are having persistent problems choosing Democrats in early elections, the Miami Herald reports."

    I have trouble voting for Democrats too. :-)

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  5. Re:User Error by zippthorne · · Score: 4, Funny

    "making voting idiot proof" shouldn't mean making it easier for idiots to vote.

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  6. Idiots should be able to vote by John_Sauter · · Score: 2, Funny
    The right to vote in the U.S. is not based on merit. The administrators of the elections do have the responsibility to make voting accessible for everyone, even those who *you* don't consider qualified.

    I agree; it is important that idiots be able to vote because there are so many of us. We should be able to get the government we want without having to hang an aristocrat from every lamppost.