November 2, 2004

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  Florida ballot papers go missing
  

  
  

  Tens of thousands of postal ballots have gone missing in the state of Florida, sparking fresh fears of irregularities in the US poll campaign.

  
  

  Authorities are investigating the apparent loss of 58,000 absentee forms in Broward County while officials have said replacements are being sent out.

  
  

  The US postal service inspectorate said it was highly unlikely that 58,000 pieces of mail had just disappeared.
  

  A spokesman said inspectors were trying to establish whether the ballots were ever delivered to the postal service.

  
  

  In 2000, Broward gave Al Gore his biggest margin among Florida counties. He won 67% of the vote there, while losing the state to George W Bush by 537 votes.

  
  

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  Edit: " What has not been nationally reported is that Broward's elections supervisor is a Jeb Bush appointee who took the post only after the governor took the unprecedented step of removing the prior elected supervisor who happened be a Democrat." -Greg Palast

  
  

  
   

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