Does the end always justify the means? If Al does win, how long until the Stalin style purges begin?
Missing Voting
Mechanism Recovered
Police Say Florida Democrat Had a ‘Votomatic’ in His Car
Florida State Rep. Irving Slosberg, a Democrat, holds a copy of the disputed Palm Beach County ballot at a rally in front of the county's elections office, on Nov. 9. (Gary I. Rothstein/AP Photo)
By Chris Vlasto and David Ruppe
Nov. 15 — Several days after presidential votes were tallied in what has become the hotbed of Florida’s post-election confusion, police in Palm Beach County confiscated a ballot-box mechanism from the car of a well-known local Democrat.
The mechanism, called a “Votomatic,” did not contain any ballots. It’s a device used on some types of ballot boxes to punch votes through ballot cards, which are then tallied by computers.
According to a police report filed at the Palm Beach County sheriff’s office and obtained by ABCNEWS, Irving Slosberg, 53, pulled the mechanism from his car and handed it over to police on Nov. 11 after denying to a county government employee that he had it.
When told of the incident, Palm Beach County’s supervisor of elections, Theresa LePore, declined to press charges, according to the report.
“She noted that this incident did occur during the hand count of the presidential election and LePore stated she did not wish to pursue further this matter at this time due to extenuating circumstances,” it said.
No further action was taken.
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