Fla. Said to Get Few Election Challenges
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The horde of partisan lawyers dispatched to Florida in anticipation of widespread Election Day voter eligibility challenges wound up with precious little to do: Only a relative handful of challenges were posed statewide, according to a newspaper report.
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Complaint sheets in hand, a voters' bill of rights in their kit, a small army of volunteers has descended on the battleground state of Florida to watch over Tuesday's voting and help avert a repeat of the 2000 election debacle.
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Usually, the down elevator doesn&#39;t drop any lower than the basement, but don&#39;t tell that to the Florida Democratic Party. Their party holds a voter registration edge over Republicans in the state, and they
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The number of Nov. 7 House general elections in which the winner has not been firmly established has dwindled to four. But at least one of these, the controversy-plagued contest for the open seat in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th District, is unlikely to be decided for weeks Ã¢ÂÂ and even has the potential to kick off the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress in January with a dispute over whether to seat the certified winner.
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Most area voters won&#39;t need a lawyer Tuesday when they go to the polls. But they may need a little patience. &quot;Bring ID, and don&#39;t get discouraged when the lines are long,&quot; said St.
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Jimmy Carter, the former US president, has said Florida lacks &quot;some basic international requirements for a fair election&quot; and a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco &quot;seems likely&quot;.
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An audit of touch-screen voting machines at the center of a dispute in a congressional election found no evidence of malfunction, the Florida secretary of state said Friday.
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President Bush&#39;s postconvention bounce in state and national polls has left Democratic challenger John F. Kerry with a smaller battlefield upon
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida's highest court ruled  Friday that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader must  be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the state,  delivering a possible boost to President Bush.
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Florida pulls back from high-tech electoral reforms  -  and critics cheer
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A strange thing happened in Florida this week. A primary election took place, and observers found few reasons to complain or question the results. But some say November's national election may be a different story. By Jacob Ogles.
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In opposing Bush's hard-line policy, the Democratic candidate has challenged a golden rule of Florida politics. But he may have outmaneuvered his opponents
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Florida voters continue to embrace constitutional amendments, easily approving most of those offered Tuesday. But to do so, voters also had to embrace contradictions.
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Republican presidential candidates have swarmed through Florida looking for votes but a family squabble has kept Democratic rivals out of the state or reduced them to sneaking inside its borders.
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Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader's name can appear on Florida ballots for the election, despite a court order to the contrary, Florida's elections chief told officials on Monday in a move that could help President Bush in the key swing state.
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With polls showing nearly equal numbers of Florida voters for President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the election's outcome may again hinge on a Florida recount. And the more that Floridians learn about how voting machines work, the more they question whether the 15 counties with paperless voting systems can accurately count and recount votes.
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Florida secretary of state says an independent review revealed no evidence of error in a tight November race that handed Republican Vern Buchanan the victory over Democrat Christine Jennings by a margin of 239 votes. By the Associated Press.