>>>Allegations of fraud. Dozens of reports allege harassment and intimidation of black voters and improper denial of voting privileges to blacks in Miami, Tampa, Tallahassee, Hillsborough County, Volusia County, and other areas of Florida.19 The London Times reported that the FBI was asked to investigate allegations that thousands of mainly black supporters of Al Gore in Miami were given ballot papers that had already been marked for rival candidates, and that up to 17,000 ballots had been tampered with.20 In Duval County, 22,000 punch card ballots, or 7.5% of the vote, was disqualified due to multiple punching, predominantly in Democratic precincts.21 This was twice the rate of disqualification for overvoting as occurred in Palm Beach County.22 In response to a query from a Democratic official November 8th, the Republican Duval County supervisor of elections reportedly estimated that there were only a few hundred overvotes after he had already accurately reported the correct figure of 22,000 to Tallahassee,23 raising the question again as to whether ballots had been altered to disqualify Gore votes.<<<
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