Last questionable ballots viewed, final county vote tally ready-Palm Beach

[Carolab]

Last questionable ballots viewed, final county vote tally ready

By Nirvi Shah

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Saturday, November 13, 2004

And then there were seven.

County Commission Chairwoman Karen Marcus depressed a stamp that labeled the discards "REJECTED AS ILLEGAL" and the clicking echoed through the empty room typically filled with lawyers, cameras, and reporters.

Next to the long table where the board sat, a dozen postal buckets were stacked, filled with rejected provisional ballots — a few thousand in all. But about 1,000 of the last-chance ballots, filled out by voters whose registration or precinct location was in question on Election Day, ultimately were accepted, a fact that comforted canvassing board member Judge Barry Cohen.

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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2004/11/13/s3c_canvass_1113.html

[dmac]

1. ???

So this means the whole state of FL has been blessed? They are letting their results stand without a recount?

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. I think the next move is to audit the absentee ballots.

It can be done at your leisure. If something considerable is discovered, it might get interesting.

[floridadem30]

4. I voted absentee so yes lets do

[floridadem30]

3. and the state website said there were no provisional ballots in this cnty