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Gabriel Read

Published: March 13, 2008

It is interesting that with all the brouhaha about Florida delegates counting in the Democratic primary, hardly anything is noted how this crisis was created. To hear Gov. Charlie Crist state on TV that the Democrats voted for the early date, that they even sponsored the bill is disingenuous.

Sen. Gelber sponsored the voter machine reform bill. The Republicans added the early vote amendment to the bill. The Democrats wanted the election reform bill so that the ballots could be counted and verified, which was not the case for eight years. They did not want another Supreme Court decision.

The fact that the Republican legislature added that amendment, knowing that the Democrats would go along to ensure passage of the voter reform bill, apparently has been "overlooked," that they violated the national party's rules appear to be dismissed, with no penalty for them. Yet, the Democratic voters are being penalized because of that early vote amendment. Now, a new vote could cost $20 million; but "that's not Gov. Crist's problem."

Gabriel Read
Avon Park

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