Following the 2000 Presidential Election which did not reach a conclusion until the Federal Supreme Court halted counting while is rendered a judgement that resulted in the contested Florida Electoral votes going to Bush. The state responded by spending $125 million and an overhaul of state election procedures over two years that still resulted in chaos during the primary election. Most of the problems were associated with 178 out of 754 precincts in Miami-Dade, which included poor poll worker training, poll workers abandoning polls, broken e-voting machines, problems sending results remotely from polls, tabulation problems, precincts opening late (68 precincts not open by 9:45 AM, 32 still closed at 10:50 AM and 45 at only half capacity.
"Here we go again: Confusion reigns in sequel to 2000 election," Maimi Hearld, September 11, 2002, Writers Martin Merzer, Joni James and Alfonso Chardy
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