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This is from spoogly (copied from a different thread) <snip> Florida Contest Statute
102.168 Contest of election.--
(1) Except as provided in s. 102.171, the certification of election or nomination of any person to office, or of the result on any question submitted by referendum, may be contested in the circuit court by any unsuccessful candidate for such office or nomination thereto or by any elector qualified to vote in the election related to such candidacy, or by any taxpayer, respectively.
(2) Such contestant shall file a complaint, together with the fees prescribed in chapter 28, with the clerk of the circuit court within 10 days after midnight of the date the last county canvassing board empowered to canvass the returns certifies the results of the election being contested.
(3) The complaint shall set forth the grounds on which the contestant intends to establish his or her right to such office or set aside the result of the election on a submitted referendum. The grounds for contesting an election under this section are:
(a) Misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any election official or any member of the canvassing board sufficient to change or place in doubt the result of the election.
(b) Ineligibility of the successful candidate for the nomination or office in dispute.
(c) Receipt of a number of illegal votes or rejection of a number of legal votes sufficient to change or place in doubt the result of the election.
(d) Proof that any elector, election official, or canvassing board member was given or offered a bribe or reward in money, property, or any other thing of value for the purpose of procuring the successful candidate's nomination or election or determining the result on any question submitted by referendum. _________________________
It appears from the above that an individual citizen CAN ask for a recount. AND it seems that it would be possible to do that on the basis of item "a" above, making the point that for an election official to purchase a voting system that provides NO paper trail IS misconduct. AND in court, with all that bbv has done, as well as others, it could be shown that the machines didn't have sufficient security, and without that security, it is impossible to know for sure WHAT the result of the vote might be (thus placing in doubt the result of the election, the other criteria under "a"). No doubt they will deny that this is sufficient, and refuse the request for the recount. But that is what APPEALS are for, and this could move up through the courts, couldn't it? It seems worth a try.
Again, I'm not well versed in legal things. This seems to need legal input.
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