quick question (I know a DUer will know): didn't the GOP seat someone whose election was disputed?

[Shakespeare]

Within the last ten years or so? I thought I remembered reading something about it on TPM, as an illustration of GOP hypocrisy over the Franken/Coleman situation, but now I can't find anything.

Help? Gracias.

[shraby]

1. They did, I think it was someone from Florida.

Other du'ers would know more. I think it was in 2006.

[Kalyke]

2. Bush?

:shrug:

[MarjorieG]

3. Yes. When the electronic machine lost 18,000 irretrievable, invisible votes, in a Dem area.

Went all the way to Congress, which tossed case out.

[pnorman]

4. Lawsuit Blames E-voting Glitches For Florida Election Undercount

November 27, 2006 (Computerworld) --

The losing candidate in a disputed Florida congressional election has filed a lawsuit contending that glitches in electronic voting machines in Sarasota County were the main reason for most of the 18,000 so-called undervotes there in the Nov. 7 election.

Christine Jennings last week filed suit in Leon County’s Second Circuit Court in Tallahassee contending that the glitches in machines used in Sarasota County affected the outcome of her race because 18,000 voters taking part in the election apparently did not cast a ballot in that contest. The candidate asked that a county judge order a new election.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=274781&intsrc=news_ts_head

I had COMPLETELY forgotten about that until I saw your posting. THANKS!

pnorman

[Shakespeare]

5. Thank you!!

I knew somebody here would come up with the answer. :toast: