FL Opinion: Sort of fixed - Broader election flaws persist

[Wilms]

Opinion

Sort of fixed

Broader election flaws persist

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Even so, he must act within the law, even when the law is flawed. Ours is.

For one, it does not effectively regulate the three private companies that election officers are required to do business with. The state regulates private utilities; there's no reason there shouldn't also be more oversight of firms that play such an important role in democracy.

(Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist is investigating possible antitrust violations in connection with the three companies' earlier refusal to do business with Leon County. That probe is continuing despite Thursday's announcement, a spokesman for Mr. Crist said Friday.)

In addition, while several other states are requiring procedures to ensure high levels of public confidence in the election process, Florida is not. Recounts and audits, Mr. Sancho says, are virtually banned in the Sunshine State as a result of election laws written in the past five years. He describes the Legislature's failure in this regard as "nothing short of outrageous."

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http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060415/OPINION01/604150309/1021

[Steve A Play]

1. "he must act within the law, even when the law is flawed"

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