FDLE finds no foul play in Broward County absentee ballots !!!!!

[steve2470]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/politics/campaign/28f...

maybe this is isn't breaking news, but WTF ????

<snip>

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Wednesday that it found no foul play after investigating widespread complaints of missing absentee ballots in Broward County. But questions remained about where the ballots, thousands potentially, had gone and whether the intended recipients would be able to vote.


<snip>

[punpirate]

1. Well, that was quick....

On edit, I wonder if USPS postal inspectors have been called in. Since it involves the postal service, they should have been. I doubt seriously that the PI people would take as little time on the case as has been by the Florida state police.

[cthrumatrix]

25. ever see a case solved in 24 hrs...? this is a fricking joke... how do

60000 go missing and no trail?

[punpirate]

26. A later message...

... says that the post office has brought in postal inspectors. Do hope they find something.

[Randi_Listener]

2. Why can't the fucking ballots ge delivered?

What's so tough about delivering the goddamn mail?

[steve2470]

3. coverup ??????? nt

[goodboy]

4. so where are they? nt

[JPZenger]

8. The Election's Not Over Until Your Brother Counts the Votes

Some type of alien void swallowed up 58,000 absentee ballots. But there's no evidence of foul play.

[goodboy]

9. wow...

my brother?

[MisterP]

22. Jeb is Dubya's brother--and Gov. of Florida

[Lancer]

5. Maybe the missing ballots

got blown up by the missing explosives?

[steve2470]

6. there is more text, obviously, in this article, but this part

really blew me away !!!!!!

[maddezmom]

7. topic being discussed here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=937336

[steve2470]

10. more text here....

<snip>

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday that up to 60,000 absentee ballots had been sent to, but not yet received by, voters in Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale. County elections officials did not return phone calls from The New York Times, but Gisela Salas, the deputy elections supervisor, told The Sun-Sentinel that many of the missing ballots were sent on Oct. 7 and 8. Ms. Salas said she had no explanation for their disappearance.

The United States Postal Service issued a statement on Wednesday saying it was handling absentee ballots "as expeditiously as possible," and had "identified no delays in our handling of balloting materials or actual ballots."
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edited for accuracy

[steve2470]

12. is everyone asleep ? nt

[Downtown Hound]

11. Wow! That had to be the quickest investigation in history.

It's great how they can come to a conclusion so fast without explaining what happened.

[goforit]

13. Take it up to higher authorirties!!!........

[steve2470]

15. the DOJ ???? nt

[steve2470]

16. am I impatient, or is this moving very slowly ? nt

[Jackpine Radical]

17. God, maybe. (nt)

Oh, shit. I forgot--She's on their side.

[Gman]

14. Nothing to see here

move along now.

You... yeah, YOU! Papers. Give me your papers. Yes, you.

[steve2470]

18. kick nt

[aquart]

19. If they can't find them, how can they be sure?

Because it's Florida and there is no accountability.

I know it's wrong to imagine little old ladies in walkers stringing Jeb to a lamppole. But I actually do.

[OutsourceBush]

20. don't make us login to read sh*t

[0007]

28. New York Times is worth it!

[flordehinojos]

21. they work for jeb bush and for the next peg down in his chain of command..

that would be brenda snipes ...who is making all in her power to deliver the votes the bush coons. how can the FDLE find anything wrong with the act of the missing absentee ballots? they are, willingly, or unwillingly, part of the act!

[TankLV]

23. Wow - what a surprise?

Who'da ever thunk such a result!

The state where the CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OF ONE OF THE CANDIDATES, AND WHOSE GOVERNOR WAS THE BROTHER OF THE SAME CANDIDATE was IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTIONS OFFICE, and CONSISTANTLY RULED IN FAVOR OF HER CANDIDATE NOT MATTER HOW OBVIOUS THE BIAS, found there were NO IRREGULARITIES!

I feel reassured,don't you all?!

[SoCalDem]

24. Gee, what if those 58K "lost" enveloped had contained TAX RECEIPTS?

Would the government be interested in finding out what happened to all that juicy tax money?..or would they just say, "never mind".

[SoCalDem]

27. FDLE= Fla Dept of Lousy Elections?

:)

[NashVegas]

29. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x937336

[Moderator]

30. Thanks Crisco

since this one has so many more replies, I'll leave this one.
Just a judgment call here.

[NashVegas]

31. ps -

the link's busted

[Moderator]

32. gracious

I looked for it on the NYTimes and couldn't find it....therefore I am reversing my decision.

Locking this as a duplicate.