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# Shenanigans, reprise (the voting machines problem)
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/19062/
- Published: 2006-11-22T13:11:18.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:35:36.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:23

**by Jessica Reed**

openDemocracy's Maryann Bird previously [blogged about "glitches"](2006/11/08/Declaring-Shenanigans.html) encountered witin the voting system during the last US midterms elections, so we all saw this piece of news coming: [In Katherine Harris' old Florida district, more than 18,000 votes went missing -- and a Republican won a House seat by 369 votes](http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/11/22/florida%5F13/index%5Fnp.html?source=rss) (Salon article). Thoughts?