County Wants Investigation Into Voters Who Tried To Vote Twice

Broward County officials want prosecutors to investigate about 30 registered voters who attempted to cast ballots twice in the Nov. 2 election.

Members of the county’s canvassing board, who certified the county’s election results Friday, said they were concerned about voters who cast ballots by touch-screen voting machine at early-voting sites in the days before Nov. 2, then tried to cast paper ballots at the precincts on Election Day.

Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes said she has contacted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement about those who tried to vote more than once.

Meanwhile, the board tallied ballots for 87 Broward voters serving in the military.

Those voters chose Democratic candidate John Kerry over President Bush, 51-34. Two did not make a choice in the presidential race.

The number of rejected overseas military ballots was not available, but County Judge Robert Lee said more were rejected than counted.

Federal law allows election officials to count overseas ballots from voters serving in the armed forces up to 10 days after an election. The ballots had to be postmarked by Nov. 2, and received by Snipes’ office by 5 p.m. Friday. (AP)

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