Election leaders brainstorm in Tallahassee

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Updated: 11/14/2012 11:59 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Florida's elections officials are trying to prevent future national embarrassments.

It took the Sunshine State almost four days to deliver the same results every other state had on election night.

Duval County's Supervisor of Elections joined other state officials in Tallahassee Wednesday to figure out how to fix the election day dilemmas.

Holland says the trip was productive. "Our Secretary of State was very proactive. He wanted to hear from the Supervisor of Elections because we're the ones who run elections and see what recommendations we would have."

Here are some of the recommendations from the meeting:

Address long lines by changing the state statute to add community centers as polling locations increasing the number of places people can vote

Switch from paper registers to electronic poll books

Separate ballots with different languages instead of having all on one ballot decreasing the number of pages to be put through a machine

Holland says new election technology for Duval County could cost taxpayers $2 million or more.

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nativejax - 11/15/2012 1:00 AM
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I know the following has nothing to do with the story..but the Dutch have such a 'good idea' I had to share...gee... too bad the USA can't do the same.

nativejax - 11/15/2012 12:57 AM
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Go Dutch - but why wait until 2013? The Netherlands , where six per cent of the population is now Muslim, is scrapping multiculturalism. The Dutch government says it will abandon the long-standing model of multiculturalism that has encouraged Muslim immigrants to create a parallel society within the Netherlands . A new integration bill, which Dutch Interior Minister Piet Hein Donner presented to parliament on June 16, reads: "The government shares the social dissatisfaction over the multicultural society model and plans to shift priority to the values of the Dutch people. In the new integration system, the values of the Dutch society play a central role. With this change, the government steps away from the model of a multicultural society. The letter continues: "A more obligatory integration is justified because the government also demands that from its own citizens. It is necessary because otherwise the society gradually grows apart and eventually no one feels at home anymore in the Netherlands. The new integration policy will place more demands on immigrants. For example, immigrants will be required to learn the Dutch language, and the government will take a tougher approach to immigrants who ignore Dutch values or disobey Dutch law. The government will also stop offering special subsidies for Muslim immigrants because, according to Donner; "It is not the government's job to integrate immigrants." (How true). The government will introduce new legislation that outlaws forced marriages and will also impose tougher measures against Muslim immigrants who lower their chances of employment by the way they dress. You've got to Love the Dutch. Go Dutch - but why wait until 2013?

nativejax - 11/15/2012 12:45 AM
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con't... More specifically, the government will impose a ban on face-covering, Islamic burqas as of January 1, 2013. Holland has done that whole liberal thing, and realised - maybe too late - that creating a nation of tribes will kill the nation itself. The future of Australia, the UK, the US and Canada may well be read here. READERS NOTE: Muslim immigrants leave their countries of birth because of civil and political unrest "CREATED BY THE VERY NATURE OF THEIR CULTURE." Countries like Holland, Canada, the UK, the US and Australia have an established way of life that actually works, so why embrace the unworkable? If Muslims do not wish to accept another culture, the answer is simple;"STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!" This gives a whole new meaning to the term; 'Dutch Courage' - Unfortunately, the UK, the US and Canadian politicians don't have the ... guts to do the same. There's a whole lot of truth A Nation of Sheep, Breeds a Government of Wolves! Let's Take a Stand!!!
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