Florida: Funny Vote Patterns

[adolfo]

Some here and elsewhere have brought up the issue of electronic vote tally manipulation. Assuming there was fraud of this type and via a code to handle everything automatically, the chances of leaving a “fingerprint” would be very high.

A lot would depend on the skill of the coder involved. The more advanced he is, the more difficult or impossible it would be to detect. If the coder/thief is a Rethug, then his skill is most likely…-I’ll leave that up to DU ;)

IF this kind of fraud was used it could be a matter of deciphering the numbers to expose the crime. As most know, spotting patterns in the numbers would be the first step towards this goal.

Well, I’ve found clear patterns in the vote totals for many counties and they seem to come in pairs. These patterns may or may not be random. The patterns I’m describing are matching party percentages (Democrat & Republican).

As someone kindly pointed out in my previous post on DU, the percentages are not voter turnout. Voter turnout is based on the amount of votes a candidate received from the *total overall* votes.

The percentages listed are calculated by the amount of votes a candidate received and the *total registered voters of his party* for the precinct. ie: =(candidate votes)/(total registered voters of same precinct)*100

Unfortunately, my experience with algorithms and statistics is limited. Maybe a few more eyeballs can spot something that was missed.

EXAMPLES
Search counties here: http://www.recountflorida.com/ivrs_county.php

Hernando: Precincts 36 and 37 share 50.3%

Baker: Precincts 4C and 4D share 13.3%

Hillsborough: Precincts 519 and 520 share 61.6%
Hillsborough: Precincts 433 and 434 share 74.4%

Dade: Precincts 143 and 144 share 69.82%
Dade: Precincts 407 and 408 share 56.3%
Dade: Precincts 429 and 430 share 58%