Recount anyone? Browning wants rules changed

Secretary of State Kurt Browning, while saying that so far voting has gone relatively smoothly except for some problems in Palm Beach County, said Tuesday morning that he favors changing recount rules in time for the fall election.

Browning said that once Florida switches over to paper ballot systems that then the recount rules should be then changed that during a manual recount that all ballots are counted. Right now if the margin falls under one half of one percent it triggers a machine recount. If that recount shows that the margin is under one quarter of one percent then there is a manual recount of overvotes and undervotes only. (Which is of course useless with electronic machines since the manual recount would be the same.)

Browning said that if there's a manual recount the law should allow for all votes to be recounted.

"I feel very strongly that we need to be able to do something with those paper ballots in the event we have close contests,'' said Browning. "That way it provides finality to the race.''

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[Seth]

If this Gov. had any brains, he would be able to see McCain is being the snide, bitter, back-stabber he has always been!

McCain will make our country LESS-Safe! LESS-Secure!

He has proved that by his terrible voting record in the senate! McCain see’s no problem with giving a free-pass to terrorist’s and criminals. He welcomes’ them into our country with open arms.

McCain’s vote:
Voted against permanently barring gang members and terrorists from the United States. Last year, Mr. McCain voted against an amendment (Senate Amendment 1184) introduced by Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, that would have permanently barred gang members, terrorists, sex offenders, alien absconders, aliens convicted of domestic violence and aliens convicted of at least three DUIs from the United States. The Cornyn Amendment was rejected on a 51-46 vote.

McCain will get us all killed.