Post notes and questions about politics, development, schools, issues, etc. In Precinct 76, where blacks comprise 79 percent of all registered voters, Gore won 93 percent of the vote, but nearly 16 percent of all ballots were thrown out, the second-highest rate in the state. With rare unanimity, state Democratic and Republican leaders agree that blacks and Democrats were the most likely to have their votes thrown out. Florida Democratic Chairman Bob Poe said it might be because blacks in the November election were more likely to be first-time or infrequent voters. A high proportion of working class voters might tend to jam the polls before and after work, and black precincts on average have more voters in them, Poe said.
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