Broward and Palm Beach Counties in Florida began a vote recount today. Races for both Governor and Senator are being re-tallied. As was the case in the 2000 Presidential election, unfounded charges of vote fraud, and corruption in vote counting, have been made. Now as then, right-wing protestors try to interrupt the re-count. What's more, reporters are denied access to the offices in which that effort is taking place.
Unlike Bush v Gore, the recount taking place today is state-wide, as mandated by Florida law. In 2000, only selected counties were re-tallied; Broward and Palm Beach were prominent among them. Hopefully, by adhering strictly to Florida law, and re-counting the entire state, the results, whatever they turn out to be, will be acceptable to everyone.
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