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...We’ve identified a problem. What was sort of anecdotal in the Florida election has been shown to be much more pervasive,” said Angelo Ancheta, director of legal and advocacy programs for Civil Rights Project and a lecturer of law. “The basic finding is that where you live greatly affects the value of your vote...
...What we suspected, and what we ultimately did find, was that counties with large minority populations had higher spoilage rates,” Ancheta said, adding that problems faced by minority voters in Florida served as the impetus for launching the report...
...While Ancheta acknowledged the merit of both Carlberg and Sullivan’s claims, he said that different methodologies lead to different definitions of spoiled ballots...
...There is always the possibility that [an undervote] was a perfectly legitimate ballot,” Ancheta said. “That is a legitimate concern to be raised...
...Ancheta said that achieving this type of reform—focusing on solving ballot spoilage issues at the state and local level—was one of the ultimate goals of the report...