Departing Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson is asking the County Commission for $2.3-million to cover "unanticipated expenses'' for the election, costs he blames largely on the transition to new voting machines.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Some Palm Beach County voters who have voted by absentee ballot faced a wrinkle in their plans on Saturday.President George W.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Election officials scrutinizing absentee ballots in Duval County have rejected more than 500 ballots out of the 1,600 questionable ballots examined so far.
 
Most of those were rejected because they lack signatures or the signatures don't match the voter's signature on file.
 

TAMPA, FL -- Nearly 90 percent of the absentee ballots checked by the Hillsborough County Canvassing Board so far have been rejected and will not count in the November 4th General Election.

Canvassing Board member Keven White told ABCActionNews.com that 55 of 103 ballots canvassed today were rejected because they had no signature.

Fortunately, the lines were slightly shorter and the problems were limited to two of Duval County's 15 early voting sites: the Highlands Library on Dunn Avenue and the Pablo Creek Library on Beach Boulevard.
 
But as the day progressed, the lines moved quicker and election officials think they figured out why the vote scanners were rejecting ballots.

Using data from 28 local election offices, the Advancement Project says some precincts with large minority populations in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Florida and Michigan could have long lines Nov. 4 unless they provide more machines, stations and staff. Faced with long waits, thousands of voters could give up and go home, the group says.
"There are disparities that need to be fixed," says Judith Browne-Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project.

That warning appeared the headlines of at least three major papers across the country and explains why you may be waiting in some long lines to cast your vote.

Big problems have already been predicted for Florida polls this November.

A new study released Thursday by a civil rights group predicted Florida polling places will be overwhelmed and unprepared to handle this election.

... in a local judicial race and revealed grave problems in the county's election infrastructure, including thousands of misplaced ballots and vote tabulation machines that are literally unable to produce the same results twice.