Corrected information!

[csziggy]

Last edited Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:56 PM - Edit history (1)

ETA: Here is the statement from the St. Lucie Supervisor of Elections website:

Note* - turnout percentages will show over 100% due to a two page ballot. the tabulation system (GEMS) provides voter turnout as equal to the total cards cast in the election divided by the number of registered voters. also note that some voters chose not to return by mail the second card containing the amendments.
http://www.slcelections.com/

Thank you, LisaL for pointing me to the correct answer!
(I had the link directly to the PDF of results and missed that note on the St. Lucie Supervisor of Elections website.

My husband just brought this into me. According to the State of Votes Cast from the State of Florida Division of Elections (http://www.slcelections.com/Pdf%20Docs/2012%20General/rescan/GEMS%20SOVC%20REPORT.pdf), All but one precinct had more than 100% turnout.

According to their totals, the county has 175554 registered voters and 247383 ballots were cast.

In the Presidential race, they show 175554 registered voters and 123301 votes cast in that race.

This is very strange. I am not sure what to make of it!

[AlGoreRhythms]

1. odd...

very odd

[LisaL]

3. No, it's not.

Has to do with ballots having more than one page.

[AlGoreRhythms]

5. oh, that makes much more sense n/t

[LisaL]

2. It's all explained on the website.

Ballot had more than one page. So they count each page as the ballot cast.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Please, everyone - read this post above before you comment

It is simple - there were 2 cards handed out (you can see the number of cards registered for each question is one value for the first questions, and then another value for the second, since it seems some people didn't bother filling in the 2nd one). So 'cards divided by registered voters' is really about twice the true turnout value.

I don't want to see anyone recommending this thread before the OP has been edited to explain this. Let's not look as stupid about this as the freepers did a couple of days ago.

[AlGoreRhythms]

8. sorry about that, the page wouldn't load for me

and when i tried to find an explanation i could only find right wing blogs talking about it

[LisaL]

9. Cause they are trying to claim there was some sort of fraud, when there wasn't.

[Blue4Texas]

11. Thank you

[bluerum]

12. Thanks for the info

[teddy51]

4. Oh, lol I think you know what to make of it... a teeny bit

of voter fraud there.

[LisaL]

7. No, they already explained it.

The ballot had two parts, they count each part as ballots cast.
It doesn't equal 141% voter turnout.

[flowomo]

10. here is the exact statement/explanation

from the website:

"note* - turnout percentages will show over 100% due to a two page ballot. the tabulation system (GEMS) provides voter turnout as equal to the total cards cast in the election divided by the number of registered voters. also note that some voters chose not to return by mail the second card containing the amendments."

http://www.slcelections.com/

[Downwinder]

13. So, they counted the number of cards

passed through the machine without differentiating between page 1 and page 2. Sloppy but not criminal.