GOP Sues Over Fla. County's Voter Rolls

[Bossy Monkey]

Nov 1, 8:10 PM EST

GOP Sues Over Fla. County's Voter Rolls

By RACHEL LA CORTE
Associated Press Writer

MIAMI (AP) -- Republicans sued the elections supervisor in heavily Democratic Broward County on Monday, arguing she failed to update the list of voters who cast ballots early for Tuesday's election.

Republican officials said they were concerned that throngs of voters showing up Monday at early voting sites could vote again Election Day because the list sent to precincts contains only the names of people who voted early through Sunday.

"There isn't any sort of check to keep them from voting twice. There's nothing in place to alert the clerks that the person may have voted during the early voting period," said GOP attorney Hayden Dempsey.

In the lawsuit, the Republican Party of Florida sought a preliminary injunction forcing county elections supervisor Brenda Snipes to update the list of early voters. A circuit judge in Fort Lauderdale was hearing arguments in the case Monday night, but it was uncertain whether there would be a ruling.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FLORIDA_EARLY_VOTING?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
To save time, I'm just going to map one of my Function keys to type "beneath contempt"

[steve2470]

1. Sieg Heil ! The Repug-Nazis are coming ! nt

[NMDemDist2]

2. i wonder if folks are noticing that it's the GOP starting most of these

lawsuits?

[drdtroit]

18. Just as they did in 2000. n/t

[maddezmom]

3. GOP's internals much show a WIN for JK

it's going to be another disaster in FL

[maddezmom]

8. here's a yahoo link to rate

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=696&e=1&u=/ap/20041102/ap_on_el_pr/florida_early_voting

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Its current average rating is 3.81 with 21 vote(s).

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Funny how the gop is doing all the suing!

They always accuse dems for this, but when the chips are down, out come the writs.

[Sydnie]

9. Guess they like trial lawyers now? WHO KNEW! n/t

[drscm]

5. Repugs only win when they STOP the voting...

or the count.

[DELUSIONAL]

6. message -- Lawyers BAD -- unless they work for GOP

[Egalitariat]

7. That's not as contemptable as most

At least they're not blatantly trying to keep people from voting at all. It would be contemptible if none of the counties in Florida were updating their voter lists, and they only went after the Democratic ones.

Double voting could swing this election.

There's an article in today's Ocala Star-Banner that said 11,000 pugs and 9,600 Dems are registered to vote in both Ohio and Florida, and that at least 100 people had voted in both states in the 2000 election.

Do you disagree that the county should update their voter list to identify those that have already voted?

[doni_georgia]

10. All I know is

that when I hear the combination of "Florida," "Republicans," "voter list" and "suit," my ass starts to twitch.

Mac in Ga

[Egalitariat]

11. You're right. I know the feeling....

I just don't see this one as being all that bad. We should save our hellraising for the really stinky ones.

[maddezmom]

12. you save your strength....just let those of us who are pissed about FL

RANT!!! :)

[Egalitariat]

13. You got it***

nm

[maddezmom]

24. we can both rest a bit, for now

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x951518

[progressivebydesign]

20. We get pissed about the lawsuits.. not just because of their nature..

but because we believe that they are tossing on these suits to DELAY the vote counts, throw the election counting into turmoil, and allow the Supreme Court to butt into State's business again.. and appoint Bush again. So.. all lawsuits started by GOP, regardless of their complaint, are bad.

[ldf]

22. if ANYONE double votes

they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

but the republican party is essentially trying to intimidate thousands of voters from legitimately voting just to catch a handful of double voters. that can be sorted out later.

duh!

[MGKrebs]

14. So let's see, wouldn't they have to sue ALL counties?

Federal election, federal rules, Bush v. Gore said we can't recount only certain counties, how can they challenge only certain counties?

[maddezmom]

16. right like Volusia County

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=950950&mesg_id=950950

[Egalitariat]

17. That's a good point. Are none of Florida's counties

updating their lists with people who voted early today?

[BootinUp]

15. Do we get to see a Repuke riot again?

That was such a pretty site in 2000. /sarcasm

[maryallen]

19. Tom Delay's tied up at the minute ...

Riots -- incited by "The Hammer" -- are postponed until further notice.

[ryban]

21. GOP suing a Jeb appointee?

Governor Bush Appoints Dr. Brenda C. Snipes To Serve As The Broward County Supervisor Of Elections

Thursday, November 20, 2003

TALLAHASSEE--Governor Jeb Bush today announced the appointment of Dr. Brenda Snipes as the Broward County Supervisor of Elections. Snipes will fill the vacancy created by the suspension of Miriam Oliphant.

Snipes, 60, of Lauderdale Lakes, is retired from the Broward County School System. Dr. Snipes served as area director for Broward County Schools from 2001-2003. She has also served the Broward County School System as principal of C. Robert Markham Elementary School from 1996-2001.

Dr. Snipes received a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Foreign Languages from Talladega College in 1964. She holds a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, as well as Adult Community Education from Florida Atlantic University, which she received in 1975. Dr. Snipes received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership in 1998 from Nova Southeastern University. She has been a resident of Florida since 1964.

http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/eog_new/eog/library/releases/2003/November/elections_11-20-03.html

[Laelth]

23. Good catch!

Very nice to know. Might come in handy later.

Personally, I'm hoping for a landslide that's so big, none of this will matter. Get the whole number-crunching scoop at Laelths Election Projection.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Skarbrowe]

26. Brenda Snipes is not in Jebboy's pocket. Very tough woman with a lot of

INTEGRITY. She sure is looking bad after all this mess, though. I know everyone is totally burned out, but she is looking so tired. Trust me, she will do the best job possible for Broward County. All she wants is to do her job the very best it can be done. It's the people all around her that will probably end up giving her a nervous breakdown.

And just think, practically the WHOLE WORLD is watching her county. I'd be in a padded cell by now. Uh, maybe later this week. heh

[AndrewJacksonFaction]

25. They lost the suit

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x951518