Florida: Jennings asks appeal court to allow review of computer code
The Herald-Tribune reports: Arguing that her challenge of the outcome of the Congressional District 13 race will be “crippled” if she cannot review voting machine computer codes and hardware, Democrat Christine Jennings on Wednesday asked a state appellate court to overturn a judge’s decision denying her access to that information.
Jennings’ filing at the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee came the day before Republican Vern Buchanan is scheduled to be sworn in as the new representative for the congressional seat previously held by U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, R-Longboat Key.
Buchanan has been declared the winner in the race by a 369-vote margin, although Jennings has legally contested the election outcome.
She contends that the fact that 18,000 voters in Sarasota County went to the polls but didn’t cast a ballot in the race is an indication that the electronic touch-screen voting machines malfunctioned. -- Jennings appeals ruling on voting machines