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Friday, July 30, 2004

Florida Republican Party; "Use Absentee Ballots"!!

Despite assurances from Jeb Bush and the Republican controlled Florida State government that touch screen voting machines are safe, the Florida Republican party has urged members to use absentee ballots.
GOP warns of touch-screen voting machines

Tallahassee, FL, Jul. 29 (UPI) -- Despite the support for voter reform in Florida's Republican administration, the state GOP has sent out a warning about touch-screen voting machines.


The Republican party advised Miami voters to use absentee ballots because there is no paper trail for touch screens and they can't "verify your vote."

Democrats have been making that argument for months, but Gov. Jeb Bush, his elections director and Republican legislators insist that it's wrong.

The mailer from the Republican party of Florida said: "The liberal Democrats have already begun their attacks and the new electronic voting machines do not have a paper ballot to verify your vote in case of a recount. Make sure your vote counts. Order your absentee ballot today."
The Republicans should be worried. It has been demonstrated the the machines can be hacked. Who would be the best hackers? The thousands of computer programers whos jobs have been outsourced to India, that's who. Who are they going to be voting for? Not George Bush and the Republicans.

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