Florida ban on recounts violates state law, judge rules

Florida judge rules that ban on touchscreen hand recounts violates state law

By DAVID ROYSE
ASSOCIATED PRESS

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 27 - A state rule barring the 15 Florida
counties with touchscreen voting from conducting manual recounts is
at odds with state law, which requires hand recounts in some close
elections, a judge ruled Friday.

http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/ap08-27-175618.asp?t=apnew&vts=82720041823

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