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Motion to dismiss Jennings' suit dead
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published December 15, 2006
TALLAHASSEE - State attorneys on Thursday withdrew a motion to dismiss a lawsuit calling for a new congressional election in southwest Florida's 13th District. Democrat Christine Jennings' suit claims touch screen voting machines in Sarasota County lost up to 18,000 votes in her race against Republican Vern Buchanan, who won Katherine Harris' old seat by just 369 votes. The Department of State decided that trying to get the case thrown out wasn't the most efficient use of resources, said spokeswoman Jenny Nash. The Jennings campaign applauded the decision. "The secretary of state is acknowledging they have a role to play," spokeswoman Kathy Vermazen said. " ... It is their responsibility to figure out what happened, what went wrong." Jennings' lawyers are now focusing on persuading a judge next Tuesday to order that they be given access to the manufacturer's proprietary source code that runs the voting machines. A state audit has found no evidence of a breakdown. Meanwhile, Buchanan again called on Jennings to concede. "As he prepares to serve the district in Congress, this is an unfortunate distraction," said Sally Tibbetts, his press secretary.
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by John
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12/17/06 12:16 AM
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If I have the winning pick-6 numbers, but I bought a pick-3 ticket - I can't ask for a do over.
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by John
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12/17/06 12:12 AM
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No matter how well you design a ballot, there's always someone that will not vote correctly. They should include "none of the above" and require you vote for at least one. That would remove all undervotes.
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by John
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12/17/06 12:04 AM
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Why don't they just include "none of the above" on ballots and end this stupid undervote debate once and for all.
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by Steve
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12/16/06 09:50 PM
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18000 prolly more disgusted voters of the dirty campaign ran on both sides
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by Jim
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12/15/06 11:45 PM
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Hey, the Republicans stole that election fair and square, just like they did the Presidential election in 2000. No way they should have to give it back.
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by Kyle
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12/15/06 08:28 PM
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Making sure that every vote counted accurately is a "distraction?" Distraction from what? Him getting his seat? You better believe it. Someone's shakin' in their boots.
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by Weary
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12/15/06 05:44 PM
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He is bored with this whole stupid thing, NOT afraid.
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by Bobby
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12/15/06 09:48 AM
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Why is Buchanan afraid of a re-vote? Could it be he knows something about those 18,000 missing votes that he do not want anyone else to know?
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