Following instructions will get your vote uncounted. (In Florida, of course)

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Randall Webmail <rvh40 () insightbb com>
> Date: November 5, 2009 3:35:40 PM EST
> To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com, dewayne () warpspeed com, dave () farber net
> Subject: Following instructions will get your vote uncounted.  (In  
> Florida, of course)

> Another Sarasota Fl election screw up - Sample ballot tells voters  
> to use ink scanners cannot read
>
> Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:17 AM PST
> Sarasota Election Supervisor Kathy Dent was aware that the Diebold  
> OSX optical scanners did not consistently read blue ink. She knew  
> this before the Venice Florida election that was held on Nov 3.
>
> But what does the sample ballot for Venice Voters say? It says
> "Use only the marker provided or a blue or black pen."
>
> See the sample ballot below
>
> City of Venice General Election
>
> THE DIEBOLD OSX DOES NOT READ BLUE INK OR #2 PENCIL.
>
> We don't have time right now to outline Sarasota Florida's  
> inglorious failures, just google Sarasota FL 13 Jennings Buchanon or  
> "smoothing filter" + Sarasota and learn how Kathy Dent ignored the  
> warnings by the vendor back in 2006. She wasn't worried then, she  
> isn't worried now.
>
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