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no receipts printed. watched a poll worker help the old lady beside me drop a blank ballot. directions given are unclear and scattered. Read More »

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Voting in Florida

27 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

2008 Registered Voters: 11,247,634 as of 11/03 (Florida Division of Elections)

Change from 2004: +20%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: Yes

ID Requirements: Photo ID require of all voters, those without ID can cast provisional ballots

Provisional Voting: Eligible for verification if cast in correct precinct

Voting System: Optical scan and DRE

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Florida Voters Endure Long Lines

State: Florida

Florida Democrats complained to the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office today about 3 1/2 hour long lines to vote at the University of Central Florida arena. The O.C. elections supervisor sent four additional staff members to the arena which dramatically shortened the lines. Despite the long wait, voters remained composed. (Orlando Sentinel Read More »

Missing Ballots Prompts Concern in Fla.

State: Florida

Clerks in at least three precincts in Tampa-St. Petersburg failed to hand out the second page of ballots, leaving voters unable to vote on all the measures. Elections officials there say one clerk has already been replaced, and are working to figure out what to do with the other two sites. Similar problems were reported in Palm Beach County, where some machines at the 450 polling locations were not accepting ballots because voters are not filling out the second page. (Tampa Tribune, AP) Read More »

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