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And why? Because it didn't have enough felons on it. Well, possibly a face saving measure. After all, when a Republican, and especially a member of the Bush family, uses the words "accept responsibility," the only possibly response is hollow laughter. Anyhow:

Florida elections officials said Saturday that they would not use a disputed list that was intended to keep felons from voting, acknowledging a flaw that could have allowed Hispanic felons to cast ballots in November.

Gov. Jeb Bush said that not including Hispanic felons on the list "was an oversight and a mistake." He added, "We accept responsibility, and that's why we're pulling it back."

Governor Bush said the mistake occurred because two databases that were merged to form the disputed list were incompatible.

When voters register in Florida, they can identify themselves as Hispanic. But the felons database has no Hispanic category, which excluded many people from the list.

The decision to scrap the list was made after it was reported that of the nearly 48,000 people on the list, created by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, only 61 were classified as Hispanics.
(via AP)

Seems a little late in the game to notice this, doesn't it? It almost seems like the Republicans were looking for an excuse, doesn't it? And what about the database firm that made this kindergarten grade mistake? Could they possibly be politically connected?

The purge of felons from voter rolls has been a thorny issue since the 2000 presidential election. A private company hired to identify ineligible voters before the election produced a list with scores of errors, and elections supervisors used it to remove voters without verifying its accuracy. A federal lawsuit led to an agreement to restore rights to thousands of voters.

Secretary of State Glenda Hood said elections supervisors would find other ways to ensure that felons were removed from the rolls.

"Other ways?" Translation: Operation Bohica Summer will continue, just using other, and less obvious techniques.