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Confused Florida Voters Trying To Cast Ballots On Super Tuesday

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The Associated Press

Published: February 5, 2008

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters got so caught up in the excitement of Super Tuesday many tried to cast ballots for the presidential primaries — again.

Election officials across the state said they fielded hundreds of phone calls from confused voters asking where they could vote Tuesday, apparently unaware that Florida's presidential primary was last week.

"We've had over 100 calls at least over the last two days," said Kathy Adams, a spokesman for the Palm Beach County Election Supervisor.

An Orlando man showed even showed up at a polling site Tuesday morning ready to vote, Orange County Election Supervisor Bill Cowles told the Orlando Sentinel.

He said his office and election supervisors in neighboring counties have had at least two dozen calls each from confused voters. He thinks many are confusing the Orange County, Calif. election office with his.

"It's funny that they want to argue with us about it," said Janet Olin, assistant elections supervisor.

Florida's Legislature moved up its primary last year to Jan. 29 so that the state would have more of a say in choosing the nominees for each party. The national parties have punished Florida by stripping the state of all Democratic delegates and half its Republican delegation to the national nominating conventions.

Though Florida residents weren't voting on Tuesday, more than 20 other states across the nation were.

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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com

AP-ES-02-05-08 2033EST

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