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Wrong Miss Florida Crowned in Voting Mix-Up (Common Core?)
NBC News ^ | 6/27/14

Posted on 06/28/2014 1:08:01 AM PDT by Libloather

She was Miss Florida for just six days.

After organizers realized there had been a vote count error with last Saturday’s pageant, Elizabeth Fechtel, a 20-year-old student at the University of Florida, was dethroned on Friday.

The ballot counter at the event, which was held in front of 2,000 spectators in St. Petersburg, didn't see that one of the five judges had changed his mind, writing a new line up on the left-hand side of his ballot.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: common; core; crown; florida
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Ahem...


1 posted on 06/28/2014 1:08:01 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Was this pageant held in West Palm beach County??


2 posted on 06/28/2014 1:24:51 AM PDT by DanielRedfoot (Creepy Ass Cracker)
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To: DanielRedfoot

Oops, St. Pete, I see.

Wonder if the confused fellows name was Chad?


3 posted on 06/28/2014 1:28:40 AM PDT by DanielRedfoot (Creepy Ass Cracker)
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To: DanielRedfoot

Well the judge had to see what was in his heart LOL


4 posted on 06/28/2014 1:37:22 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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5 posted on 06/28/2014 1:49:19 AM PDT by Libloather (Embrace the suck)
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To: Libloather

Here is a link with a picture of Fechtel and the 4 runners up. Sorry, all 4 blondes look alike. :)http://tbtpics.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/miss-florida-pageant-crowns-the-wrong-winner/2186285


6 posted on 06/28/2014 1:54:35 AM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @RealSMG)
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To: Libloather
Floriduh!
7 posted on 06/28/2014 1:57:57 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: SMGFan

HaHa!! It looks like the Job interview green room for Fox News.


8 posted on 06/28/2014 1:59:26 AM PDT by DanielRedfoot (Creepy Ass Cracker)
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To: Libloather

No, it’s NOT the same problem as the butterfly ballots, it’s NOT, it’s NOT, it’s NOT...


9 posted on 06/28/2014 2:38:20 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: DanielRedfoot

Breaking news. Pageant racist. Jackson headed to FL.


10 posted on 06/28/2014 2:38:29 AM PDT by glyptol
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To: Libloather

The one they took it away from looks to have much grace.

What a terrible mix up for both actually. The brunette looks

like a youthful Marie Osmond doll :)


11 posted on 06/28/2014 3:00:49 AM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: DanielRedfoot

When, Oh Lord, will Floridians learn to count?


12 posted on 06/28/2014 3:34:40 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: SMGFan

My measure of a blonde beauty is Grace Kelly.


13 posted on 06/28/2014 3:44:49 AM PDT by csvset
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To: Libloather

So, how bout some pictures, so WE can judge...


14 posted on 06/28/2014 4:10:20 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Shiny!)
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To: SMGFan

The story in the at link has a few interesting bits of info that add a little more to the story...

Her Godfather is the late Bill McBride, and his wife is Alex Sink, Democrat who ran for Florida Governor in 2010 and lost by a slim 1%, and then lost a special election for the US House in 2013...


15 posted on 06/28/2014 4:44:14 AM PDT by beaware
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To: cynwoody

Massachusetts is mocking a state?


16 posted on 06/28/2014 5:13:36 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Libloather

Hanging Chad strikes Floriduh again —


17 posted on 06/28/2014 5:47:27 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Libloather
had been a vote count error

In layman's terms, it was fixed.

18 posted on 06/28/2014 5:50:55 AM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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That’s not a bad thing is it?


19 posted on 06/28/2014 5:51:17 AM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: csvset
My measure of a blonde beauty is Grace Kelly.

Grace was good, but didn't hold a candle to my 5-year old granddaughter....

20 posted on 06/28/2014 5:52:08 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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