Data / Information Request - This is a tough one

[bj2110]

Don't even know if this is info is physically possible to sort out, but I'll throw it our there:

-Translation for 2000 Precinct #'s to 2004 Precinct #'s in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach. New precincts, defunct precincts, combined precincts, split precincts, etc...

-Absentee/Early votes by registered precinct for 2000 & 2004 in the same counties, i.e. what precinct were those who voted abs/early assigned to, if any?

[Robert Oak]

1. I'd contact the local election officials & local democratic party n/t

[aquart]

2. There were people at Salon's Table Talk

Who worked on the Florida statistics in 2000. Try Maia Cowan at

http://www.failureisimpossible.com/

I don't know what she has there now but I remember her site as a clearing house for Florida info back then.

[lostnfound]

3. There's detailed maps here..

http://www.flsenate.gov/senateredistricting/freds_data.cfm

You have to download a free copy of ArcExplorer to see the precinct level maps, and install it. Relatively simple.

There's data for pre-redistricting (2000) and post-redistricting (2002). The latter has convenient information (Precinct #, registered voters, Ds, Rs, etc.) attached to each precinct. So I printed a set of maps for one county, labelled them with precinct #s. Somewhat simple, though I had to print it one screen at a time at a large enough scale that I can read it.

Unfortunately the 2000 data doesn't seem to have the information attached to the precincts..maybe it's there, I just can't pull it up. At least I am able to identify numerous precincts as unchanged. I can also identify cases where precincts were combined or split to form new ones; but unfortunately I can't figure out an easy way to identify what the 2000 precinct numbers were.

That's where I'm at.

I did not do any of the counties you mentioned.

[bj2110]

4. Thanks. I'll check it out.

Shoot me an e-mail at [e-mail]. I'd like to share some thoughts with you if you're open to them and discuss what else can be done. I'd also like to see what youve got so far if you're willing. Thanks again.