-Caveat Lector- [This was sent to me by a friend. Strange, I have not seen any mention of this from the news media.] Overlooked ballot box found in Florida church Every vote counts for presidential candidates Bush, Gore November 8, 2000 Web posted at: 1:18 p.m. EST (1818 GMT) MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- With the outcome of the neck-and-neck presidential race hinging on the outcome of a recount in Florida, there may be a few more votes to consider. The director of a church preschool said she discovered a padlocked ballot box at the church hall Wednesday morning. Officials with the Miami-Dade County elections office were said to be on the way to retrieve the box, which was apparently left behind by precinct workers. "It's a very interesting scenario," pastor Nebel Buchanan told CNN. GOP presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush holds a 1,784-vote lead over Democratic candidate Vice President Al Gore in Florida. Because the lead is so narrow, Florida law mandates a recount -- which election officials say must be completed by the end of the business day on Thursday. Preschool director Tatleen Francis told CNN she discovered the ballot box shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday when she arrived at work. "It's sad because it shows we're not getting the truth," said Francis. "If you're supposed to do a job and represent the country and the people, it's very discouraging." Francis said she saw the box through a door window across the hall from her office. She said she unlocked the door, went into the fellowship hall where balloting took place, picked up the box and examined it. "I shook it. It was full, and it was very heavy," Francis added. She notified a lawyer she described as someone she knows who works for a U.S. congressman, Alcee Hastings. She said the lawyer also works for the Democratic Party. Francis said the lawyer called an elections official to notify the board of the ballot box left behind. "The people who took the time to vote, their votes were not counted," she added. "It will discourage them." Buchanan described his congregation and the neighborhood as being largely African-American and West Indian. He claimed most residents are registered Democrats. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om