"Butterfly Ballot Designer Loses Election"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The county election supervisor whose confusing ballot design contributed to the turmoil of the 2000 presidential election became the butt of late-night talk show jokes and the target of death threats. Now, she's lost her job.

Theresa LePore, the inventor of the butterfly ballot that was scrutinized during the presidential recount, lost her re-election bid to remain Palm Beach County elections supervisor.

With 689 of 692 precincts reporting early Wednesday, challenger Arthur Anderson had 91,134 votes, or 52 percent, while LePore had 85,601 votes, or 48 percent.

LePore refused to meet with reporters early Wednesday, but as the polls closed Tuesday she said she was too busy overseeing the counting of ballots to think about her own race.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040901/D84QRM980.html

[Eric J in MN]

1. Yay!, a tiny drop of justice. (nt)

nt

[mirandaod]

2. Unfortunately, she'll still be in office on 11/2.

She has to be watched.