Jeb......Vote changes: New equipment, no '04 primary runoff

[madfloridian]

During the malpractice special session here, other things happened.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-locelections25072503jul25,0,7481433.story?coll=orl-news-headlines

SNIP...."TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Jeb Bush signed an elections bill Thursday that puts Florida in line to receive millions of federal dollars to update antiquated voting equipment and suspends the state's primary runoff again for 2004.

It also sets the 2004 primary election for Aug. 31, nine weeks prior to the general election.

"I think most people are optimistic . . . we will have a good series of elections between now and November of 2004," said Bush, who will again have his older brother, President Bush, at the top of the ballot in the state that determined the presidency in 2000...."

AND...enter Glenda Hood...with no legislative oversight.
SNIP...."Democrats unsuccessfully sought to keep the primary in September, but Secretary of State Glenda Hood, a Bush appointee, said county supervisors need time between the primary and general elections to ensure they could resolve disputes and distribute ballots for the November election...."END SNIP

It scares me to think this lady who hates libraries, wants to curtail their activities or give them to Nova et al, has more power than Kate Harris ever did! She is in charge of elections. She has been so snide to the librarians and others who worked to save the state library. The legislature funded it in spite of her and Jeb, so now they are going to "closed stacks." And weren't there budget problems when she left Orlando as Mayor?

What is this with doing away with run-offs? They are determined. They did this during the malpractice special session.

[Eloriel]

1. This needs a little wider distribtution

:kick:

Eloriel

[madfloridian]

2. Thanks, I feel foolish kicking my own post.

All of this is just coming out, though they passed it the first extra session. It does need attention.

:hi:

[dmr]

3. What is Hood and Jeb basing this on?

I don't recall this being a problem in the past, does anyone else?

enter Glenda Hood...with no legislative oversight.
SNIP...."Democrats unsuccessfully sought to keep the primary in September, but Secretary of State Glenda Hood, a Bush appointee, said county supervisors need time between the primary and general elections to ensure they could resolve disputes and distribute ballots for the November election...."

One less election = one less hassle with payoffs = one less chance of getting caught?

[Pallas180]

4. What kind of bull is that. Florida already has the electronic touch

machines with NO paper trail. I was dem observer last
election. Millions for new machines? Huh? where's that
money going..to dimson re-election?

Jeb is already holding back millions for the re-election
instead of putting into schools etc.

[madfloridian]

5. And he is getting away with it. No one calls him on it.

Health care for the poor and indigent will end October 1 this year because he is holding back funds for a balanced budget next year when big brother runs.

I detest him so. I have never met Glenda Hood, but based on her treatment of our wonderful historic state library.....I would not like her either.