Reply #10: hmmm: Officials wary of felon purge

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Officials wary of felon purge
County voting officials, aware of scrutiny and hoping to avoid 2000's problems, are in no hurry to clean up voter rolls.

By MATTHEW WAITE, Times Staff Writer
Published May 19, 2004

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This year, the state compiled its own list by comparing a statewide voter roll with a database of felony convictions compiled by FDLE. Each match is assigned a score, depending on the strength of the match.

To be flagged as a potential felon, the match has to score 50 points on an 80-point scale. Typos, nicknames, misspellings and data entry errors can affect the match.

from:

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/05/19/Tampabay/Officials_wary_of_fel.shtml