Broward election staff rechecks mailings on absentee ballots

Sun-Sentinel ^ | 2.25.04

[ambrose]

Broward election staff rechecks mailings on absentee ballots

By Buddy Nevins Political Writer Posted February 25 2004

Broward County Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes has ordered her employees to double-check each absentee ballot before it is sent out after a handful of voters reported this week they got the wrong ballot for the March 9 election.

Seven voters in Davie, Cooper City and Hallandale Beach told the elections office they got ballots for the wrong city, out of 5,939 mailed. Those errors prompted new safeguards on the mailing of ballots, said deputy elections supervisor Gisela Salas.

[EggsAckley]

Do they have an IQ maximum in the job description for elections supervisor in Broward County?

[Loyal Buckeye]

It's all Bush's fault.

[reformedliberal]

At least double digits.

[sd-joe]

Yes. It is the only way they can get Demonrats that qualify.

[SwinneySwitch]

"Democrats also get a different ballot from Republicans or independents because theirs must contain the presidential primary."

What is Buddy talking about???

[ambrose]

I'm sure they'll try to blame this on Republicans.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The Broward County Election Board should be outsourced.

[Clemenza]

"Forget it Jake, its FLORI-DUH."

[longtermmemmory]

During the last mail election there were multiple ballots sent to the same person. The voter role is VERY out of date. There are no reliable adjustments for divorce, felony convictions, illegal alien status, or deaths. There is no cross county tracking. No cental statewide voter registration database. Its a mess.