•  FLORIDA CAPITOL NEWS
FLORIDA - Florida's Secretary Of State was drilled by members of the state cabinet today about what he's doing to ensure a smooth election.

As Channel Three Capitol Reporter Whitney Ray tells us....cabinet members are offering to help.

The possibility of 30,000 ineligible voters casting ballots on Election Day caused a stir among members of the Florida Cabinet. Attorney General Bill McCollum asked Secretary of State Kurt Browning to order an investigation into voter fraud.

Bill McCollum / Attorney General: "We don't want a single person to be voting who is ineligible, a convicted felon, an illegal immigrant, someone who is not eligible, because that waters down my vote."

Voter fraud is only one of the concerns.

Whitney Ray / Reporter: "State Cabinet members fear newly registered voters may not be able to cast traditional ballots, long lines at polling sights could keep voters waiting for hours, and election officials may not be prepared to handle a possible record turnout."

Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink offered Secretary Browning a helping hand.

Alex Sink / CFO Sink: "Do we need to consider permitting some of our state employees to go and provide some extra staffing in those counties that you deem may be potentially to have issues on voting day. We just don't need to have disruption this time."

Secretary Browning says he's confident things will go smoothly in Florida.

Kurt Browning / Secretary of State: "We've been working very closely with supervisors of elections. They know what the mission is. My department knows what the mission is, and we have done everything that we possible can in a very loose environment to assure success on Election Day."

Guaranteeing success in state with a history of election mishaps may be easier said than done.

Responding to questions about ineligible voters remaining on Florida voter rolls, Secretary Of State Kurt Browning reminded cabinet members that if ineligible people are caught casting ballots they could face felony charges.Florida Election Concerns
 

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