GOP: Florida felons already voting

[DoYouEverWonder]

October 29, 2004
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Republican Party said Thursday that more than 900 felons already have voted illegally or requested absentee ballots, triggering another controversy over the party's aggressive efforts to identify Floridians who might be unqualified to vote.

Using two controversial and flawed state databases, Republicans also said they identified an additional 13,568 felons expected to vote by Election Day, based on their participation in the 2000 or 2002 elections or their recent registration as a new voter.

The list of 921 felons who have already voted includes 65 names from Hillsborough County; 36 from Pinellas County; 11 from Hernando; three from Citrus; and one from Pasco. The party plans to give all its information to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for investigation.

"We believe this is simply the tip of the iceberg and there could be potentially additional felons who have registered," said Mindy Tucker Fletcher, spokesman for the Florida Republican Party.

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/29/State/GOP__Florida_felons_a.shtml


Sounds like the GOP are getting desperate.

[auburngrad82]

1. Unfortunately for the GOP Pat Buchanan isn't on the ballot this year

Last time he received about 10 times as many votes in Florida as he did in any other state due to the "butterfly ballot" fiasco. That's why they're so blatant about their tactics this time. They can't rely on honest mistakes to put their man back in the White House.

[German-Lefty]

2. Pat Buchanan - would help us on a fair ballot

He'd take away more votes from Bush than from Kerry. I think.

[PA Democrat]

3. Republican definition of "felon":

African American. Seriously, since when has the GOP been accurate in their identification of felons?

[fertilizeonarbusto]

4. I guess

by next election, Cheney won't be voting then...

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. They don't care

that's what pardons are for.

Chuck Colson who went to jail because of Watergate now lives in FL and was pardoned by Jeb a couple of years ago. I'm sure his name doesn't ever pop up on any felons list.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. Florida Felons

Are running the state!

[democrat in Tallahassee]

7. felons are probably Jeb's relatives who are supporting kerry

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. How did they get absentee ballots if they were felons?

They would have been color-coded.