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To: pompsander who wrote (649894)	10/22/2004 2:24:39 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

Tens of thousands of US voters illegally registered in two states: MIAMI (AFP) - Tens of thousands of voters are illegally registered in Florida and another state, a daily reported, fueling concerns about possible irregularities in the state at the center of the 2000 electoral chaos. A comparison of voters' rolls from Florida with those in Georgia and North Carolina found more than 68,000 cases in which people with the same names and birth dates were registered in two states, the Orlando Sentinel said. In August, the Daily News said that a similar study showed that 46,000 New York voters also were registered to vote in Florida. It is illegal to be registered to vote in two states. The reports heightened concerns of renewed irregularities in the state where recounts and legal battles held up the 2000 presidential elections by five weeks before George W. Bush was declared the winner thanks to a lead of only 537 votes in Florida. The Sentinel said the records it reviewed showed that 1,650 people had cast ballots both in Florida and in another state in the 2000 presidential or the 2002 gubernatorial elections. While it is a felony to cast ballots in two states in the same election, chances of getting caught are slim because there is no nationwide voter database and state officials seldom check if voters also are registered elsewhere. Florida authorities had earlier asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the Daily News report. Some Republican party officials have blamed supporters of John Kerry, and point to an Internet campaign dubbed "Operation Snowbird" that encouraged New Yorkers who reside part of the year in Florida to register in the southeastern state that is considered crucial for the Democrats. Authorities said they were also investigating a number of other complaints into alleged attempts to commit electoral fraud. "These complaints are regarding voter registrations, party affiliation forms, and absentee ballots," the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a statement. The concerns and the electoral weight of Florida have set the spotlight on the battleground state, where about a dozen lawsuits have been filed in connection with the presidential election. In one case, a federal judge Thursday rejected a Democratic request that the state accept provisional ballots cast in wrong precincts. US legislation passed in the wake of the 2000 chaos says voters who don't appear to be registered must be given provisional ballots, which are checked later for eligibility. story.news.yahoo.com