Polling stations closed before 7 p.m. Creole speakers were not allowed to assist first-time former Haitian voters. What were apparently Republican campaign volunteers are charged with passing out punch cards with photos of Vice President Gore and Sen. Joseph Lieberman but punch numbers for Republican or Reform Party candidates. In Florida, passions are running understandably high. There are protest rallies and sit-ins. Tempers are erupting.
People know their vote counts and they want it counted.
African Americans, Jewish Americans, the young and the old are joining together to protest for their rights. Lawsuits have been filed in Palm Beach. Affidavits are being taken from voters who intended to vote for Gore but fear that they were tricked into voting for Buchanan. These are legitimate concerns. Some say electoral fraud is commonplace in Florida, and never became an issue before.