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Jennings v. Elections Canvassing Committee of Florida/Jennings v. Dent

(page last updated November 29, 2007 at 1:43 PM)

Case Information

All Courts: Second Judicial Court, Leon County Florida (Case 2006 CA 002973); Twelfth Judicial Court, Sarasota County Florida (Case 2006 CA 010848 NC); District Court of Appeals - First District of Florida (Case 1D07-11)
Topic(s): Voting Technology
State: Florida
Date Filed: November 20, 2006

Issue: Whether the Election Canvassing Committee's certification of votes in Florida's Congressional District 13 is proper when there are allegations of improperly functioning election equipment which denied voters their right to have their votes properly recorded.

Status: Election Contest Complaint filed 11/20/06. Currently in discovery. Petition for Writ of Certiorari pending before the Florida First District Court of Appeals.

Related EL@M Stories

• FL-13: Jennings Appeals Order Denying Access to Source Code (January 4, 2007)
• FL-13: Source Code Kept Secret; Buchanan to Take Seat (January 2, 2007)
• FL-13: The Fight Over Source Code (December 23, 2006)
• FL-13: Complaint Filed in Congress (December 21, 2006)
• FL-13: State Withdraws Dismiss Motion (December 15, 2006)
• FL-13 Update - 12/5/06 (December 5, 2006)
• FL-13 Update - 12/4/06 (December 4, 2006)
• FL-13: Questions Remain Unanswered (November 30, 2006)
• FL-13, 11/28/06 Update - State Audit Begins (November 28, 2006)
• FL-13, 11/27/06 Update (November 27, 2006)
• FL-13, 11/21/06 Update (November 21, 2006)
• Sarasota County Focal Point of Electronic Voting Critique (November 20, 2006)
• FL-13 Election Contest Filed (November 20, 2006)

Trial Court Documents - Leon County

• Docket
• Complaint to Contest Election (filed 11/20/06)
• Declaration of Dan S. Wallach (filed 11/20/06)
• Declaration of Charles Stewart III (filed 11/20/06)
• Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents and All Tangible Things (filed 11/20/06)
• Affidavit of David Drury (filed 11/20/06)
• Secretary of State's Opposition to Expedited Discovery (filed 11/21/06)
• Amended Complaint To Contest Election (filed 11/30/06)
• ORDER [non-document] Hearing set for December 15, 2006 (entered 12/5/06)
• Defendant Dent's Motion To Dismiss Fedder's Complaint To Contest Election (filed 12/7/06) [not available]
• Congressman-Elect Buchana's Answer To Plaintiff Jennings' First Amended Complaint (filed 12/11/06) [not available]
• Congressman-Elect Buchanan's Answer To The Fedder Plaintiff's Complaint (filed 12/11/06) [not available]
• Defendant Dent's Answer To Plaintiff Jennings First Amended Complaint To Contest Election (filed 12/12/06) [not available]
• Defendant Election Systems & Software, Inc.'S Answer To Plaintiff Jennings' First Amended Complaint To Contest Election (filed 12/14/06) [not available]
• Order on Motions (entered 12/30/06)
• PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANT ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE, INC. (filed 1/16/07) [not available]
• PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE, INC. (filed 1/16/07) [not available]
• PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' SECOND SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT VERN BUCHANAN (filed 1/16/07) [not available]
• PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' SECOND SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANTS SARASOTA COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD AND SARASOTA COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS KATHY DENT (filed 1/16/07) [not available]
• PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' SECOND SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANTS SECRETARY OF STATE AND DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF ELECTIONS (filed 1/16/07) [not available]
• VOTER PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF SERVING ANSWERS TO STATE DEFENDANTS' INTERROGATORIES (filed 1/17/07) [not available]
• VOTER PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF SERVING RESPONSES TO DEFENDANT VERN BUCHANAN'S FIRST REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS (filed 1/17/07) [not available]
• DEFENDANT DENT'S NOTICE TO COURT AND MOTION FOR AUTHORIZATION (filed 1/19/07) [not available]
• VOTER PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DENT'S NOTICE TO COURT AND MOTION FOR AUTHORIZATION (filed 1/23/07) [not available]
• DEFENDANT, SARASOTA COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD'S NOTICE OF SERVING ANSWERS TO PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' SECOND SET OF INTERROGATORIES (filed 1/25/07) [not available]
• NOTICE OF SERVING ANSWERS TO JENNINGS'S SECOND SET OF INTERROGATORIES DIRECTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE AND DIRECTOR OF DIVISION OF ELECTIONS (filed 1/31/07) [not available]
• VOTER PLAINTIFF'S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW (filed 2/7/02)
• NOTICE OF HEARING Event: NOTICE OF HEARING - MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES Date: 02/28/2007 (entered 2/8/07)
• DEFENDANT DENT'S RESPONSE TO VOTER PLAINTIFFS' EMERGENCY MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (filed 2/9/07)
• DEFENDANT ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, INC.'S NOTICE OF SERVICE OF RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' FIRST INTERROGATORIES (filed 2/16/07) [not available]
• DEFENDANT ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, INC'S RESPONSE TO JENNINGS' FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (filed 2/16/07) [not available]
• AGREED MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF STIPULATION AGREEMENT (filed 2/20/07) [not available]
• ORDER ON STIPULATION AGREEMENT (entered 2/21/07) [not available]
• VOTER PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION (filed 3/20/07)
• NOTICE OF FILING AFFIDAVIT OF PROFESSOR DAVID DILL IN SUPPORT OF VOTER PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL (filed 4/11/07) [not available]
• ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (entered 4/13/07) [not available]
• PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (filed 5/4/07)
• DEFENDANT ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE, INC'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF JENNINGS' MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (filed 5/16/07)
• CONGRESSMAN VERN BUCHANAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (filed 5/17/07)
• RESPONSE OF VOTER PLAINTIFFS TO PLAINTIFF CHRISTINE JENNINGS'S MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (filed 5/21/07)
• RESPONSE OF STATE DEFENDANTS TO JENNINGS'S MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (filed 5/31/07)
• VOTER PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST FOR HEARING ON MOTION TO STAY (filed 6/6/07) [not available]
• ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (entered 6/7/07) [not available]
• MANDATE PETITION FOR WRIT DENIED (entered 7/9/07) [not available]
• PLAINTIFF'S JENNING'S NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (filed 11/26/07)

Trial Court Documents - Sarasota County

• Docket
• Amended Emergency Petition for Injunctive Relief to Secure/Segregate Electronic Voting System Machines and Data and to Protect Sanctity of Evidence Pending Election Certification and Allowable Legal Challenges (filed 11/15/06)
• Notice of Dismissal (filed 12/8/06)

District Court of Appeal Documents - First District of Florida

• Docket
• Emergency Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (filed 1/3/07)
• Motion to Strike Emergency Petition (filed 1/5/07)
• Court Order Denying Motion to Strike and Granting Motion to Expedite (entered 1/24/07)
• Response to Emergency Petition for Writ of Certiorari (filed 1/29/07)
• Notice of Filing Regarding Reply to Petition for Writ of Certiorari (filed 2/13/07) [not yet available]
• Reply to Response to Emergency Petition for Writ of Certiorari (filed 2/20/07)
• Motion for Oral Argument (filed 2/26/07)
• Oral Argument Denied (entered 3/14/07)
• Notice of Related Trial Court Motion (filed 3/22/07)
• Motion to Strike Voter Plaintiff's Notice of Related Trial Court Motion and Alternative Request for Leave to Reply (filed 3/23/07)
• Objection to Motion to Strike (filed 4/2/07)
• Order Granting Motion to Strike (entered 4/10/07)
  • Respondents' Motion to Strike is granted. Petitioners' Notice of Related Trial Court Motion is stricken, thereby rendering moot Respondents' Alternative Request for Leave to Reply
• Motion to Stay (filed 5/4/07)
• Response to Motion to Stay (filed 5/14/07) [not yet available]
• Opinion (entered 6/18/07) (In authoring the opinion, the Court denied the motion to stay)

In the United States House of Representatives

• Committee for House Administration
• Jennings Memorandum to the House of Representatives (filed 4/13/07)
• People for the American Way Memorandum re House Task Force (4/16/07)

Related Links

• Fedder v. Gallagher
• HeraldTribune.com's extensive coverage of recount
• Recount Roundup 2006: Florida-13

Related News Articles

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• Jennings running for Congress again, Bradenton Herald, July 19, 2007
• New voting machines cost Sarasota $2.9M, Bradenton Herald, July 10, 2007
• Jennings steps back, considers D-13 rematch, Bradenton Herald, June 21, 2007
• A second Florida court has rebuffed Christine Jennings' efforts, Bradenton Herald, June 19, 2007
• Florida court denies Jennings’s appeal, The Hill, June 19, 2007
• Court denies Jennings access to voting machine code, Bradenton Herald, June 18, 2007
• Appellate court denies access to electronic voting code, Florida Times-Union, June 18, 2007
• GAO Asked to Examine Contested Voting Machines and Report Back July 27, New York Times, June 15, 2007
• Speed inquiry, House urges, St. Petersburg Times, June 15, 2007
• Review of contested election advances, The Hill, June 15, 2007
• Congress wants answers quickly in Florida election dispute, Florida Times-Union, June 14, 2007
• Sidelined congressional hopeful takes on election reform, Associated Press, June 13, 2007
• Florida County at Center of Election Storm Dumps ES&S in Favor of Diebold, Wired, June 7, 2007
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• Sarasota County switches vote machines, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 7, 2007
• Sarasota scrubs touch-screen voting, Tampa Bay's 10 News, June 6, 2007
• Top vote-machine maker also tops complaint list, St. Petersburg Times, May 26, 2007
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• Did worm breach system?, Bradenton Herald, May 17, 2007
• Court case held as candidate banks on House action in disputed Florida 13 race, New York Times, May 10, 2007
• Jennings asks court to delay ruling, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, May 10, 2007
• Democrat asks court to delay Sarasota election ruling, Orlando Sentinel, May 9, 2007
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• Touch-screens are out, paper is in, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, May 4, 2007
• Florida acts to eliminate touch-screen voting system, New York Times, May 3, 2007
• House panel starts an election inquiry, Gainesville Sun, May 3, 2007
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• Task force to probe alleged voting machine glitch in disputed Florida race, New York Times, May 2, 2007
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• Professors: state audit of electronic voting was inadequate, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 19, 2007
• House inquiry treads lightly in disputed seat, Gainesville Sun, April 18, 2007
• Sarasota election decision? Not yet, Orlando Sentinel, April 18, 2007
• Task force makes little headway on first day, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 18, 2007
• House task force opens D-13 vote deliberations, Bradenton Herald, April 18, 2007
• Task force briefed on contested Florida 13 House race, New York Times, April 17, 2007
• Congress to look into House race, Sun-Sentinel, April 17, 2007
• House task force to meet with District 13 parties, Bradenton Herald, April 17, 2007
• House to begin probe into Fla. elections, Gainesville Sun, April 16, 2007
• Task force to look at Jennings’ challenge, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 16, 2007
• District 13 election still echoing across nation, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 2, 2007
• Group to start District 13 talks, Bradenton Herald, March 30, 2007
• GOP, seeking 'clarity', holds up task force, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 28, 2007
• Company’s memo involving District 13 draws criticism, Bradenton Herald, March 27, 2007
• Terms of vote review disputed, St. Petersburg Times, March 27, 2007
• Jennings' case evidence could lead to new election, Charlotte Sun-Herald, March 24, 2007
• Task force formed to investigate Florida 13th election, New York Times, March 23, 2007
• Congressional inquiry into election on hold, St. Petersburg Times, March 21, 2007
• Jennings claims memo a coverup, Charlotte Sun-Herald, March 21, 2007
• Voting groups ask judge to reconsider election dispute, Bradenton Herald, March 20, 2007
• Democrats urge review of election, The Ledger, March 16, 2007
• Democrats urge Congress to act on seat in 13th, Gainesville Sun, March 16, 2007
• Lawmaker requests hearing on D-13 votes, Bradenton Herald, March 16, 2007
• Voting machine maker says time prevented fix, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 15, 2007
• Election officials warned of glitch, Orlando Sentinel, March 15, 2007
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• Mechanical Glitch Ignored in Now Contested Florida Congressional Race, The Huffington Post, March 13, 2007
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• Florida voting machines rule ok, Contra Costa Times, February 25, 2007
• Panel cites voter error, not software, in lost votes, New York Times, February 24, 2007
• March election could be last for voting machines that led to dispute, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 23, 2007
• 100 days later, Jennings still campaigns, St. Petersburg Times, February 17, 2007
• Feinstein will pursue paper record at polls, San Francisco Chronicle, February 8, 2007
• Senator wants District 13 answers, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 8, 2007
• Key Senator calls for District 13 probe, Bradenton Herald, February 8, 2007
• Senate to hold hearing on Sarasota voting issue, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 5, 2007
• House panel warns Dent to preserve election records, Bradenton Herald, February 3, 2007
• Sarasota officials freeze election data, as Jennings battle wages on, New York Times, February 2, 2007
• Attention to Florida's disputed 13th District wanes even as Jennings' inquiry presses on, New York Times, January 30, 2007
• Legislators plan a fresh look at election reform, Orlando Sentinel, January 28, 2007
• Deal frees 800 machines for March election, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 27, 2007
• Sarasota County polls to use touch-screen voting machines in March, Bradenton Herald, January 25, 2007
• Questions remain in D-13 undervote controversy, Bradenton Herald, January 25, 2007
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• Lawmakers informed voters need paper trail, Bradenton Herald, January 24, 2007
• Recount method a touchy issue, St. Petersburg Times, January 24, 2007
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• ES&S urges court to ignore letter from congresswoman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 10, 2007
• House Dem accused of interfering in D-13; voting machine company asks court to strike House member's comments from record, Bradenton Herald, January 10, 2007
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• Red flags raised on voting machines, St. Petersburg Times, December 2, 2006
• Jennings committed to additional election tests, Charlotte Sun-Herald, December 2, 2006
• Voting machines pass test, Charlotte Sun-Herald, December 2, 2006
• Last round of machine testing over, election battle continues, Bradenton Herald, December 1, 2006
• Audit of Fla. 13 voting machines ends as fight rages on, New York Times, December 1, 2006
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• District 13 congressional election audit moves into day no. 4, Centre Daily News, December 1, 2006
• Vote audit points to human error, Orlando Sentinel, December 1, 2006
• Voting machines show slight anomalies, The Ledger, November 30, 2006
• Initial voting machine audit shows marginal differences, Gainesville Sun, November 30, 2006
• Audit problems must be due to human error, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 30, 2006
• Under video review: re-enacted voting, Orlando Sentinel, November 30, 2006
• Test adds to mystery, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 30, 2006
• Congress to look at voting problems, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 30, 2006
• Analysts debating Florida's 'undervotes', Boston Globe, November 30, 2006
• Audit fails to answer questions, Bradenton Herald, November 30, 2006
• Florida vote still in doubt, Kansas City Star, November 30, 2006
• Search for voting errors continues, Charlotte Sun-Herald, November 30, 2006
• Sarasota revote rally is set for Dec. 3, Charlotte Sun-Herald, November 30, 2006
• FL-13: audit run brings "intriguing" results, TPM Muckraker, November 29, 2006
• On day 1 of vote test, numbers don't add up, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 29, 2006
• State audit tests voting machines in District 13, Lakeland Ledger, November 29, 2006
• State begins audit of voting machines in contested race, Gainesville Sun, November 29, 2006
• Testers re-enact Election Day - results differ, Orlando Sentinel, November 29, 2006
• Election workers begin audit of Sarasota voting machines, Naples News, November 29, 2006
• Voting machines tested in disputed House race, Sun-Sentinel, November 29, 2006
• D-13 audit results argued, Bradenton Herald, November 29, 2006
• Vote-machine testing finds nothing, Miami Herald, November 29, 2006
• High undervote has precedent, Charlotte Sun-Herald, November 29, 2006
• Tests show some discrepancies in Congressional race, Tampa Bay's 10, November 29, 2006
• Vote disparity still a mystery in Fla. election for Congress, Washington Post, November 29, 2006
• State tests voting machines in disputed race, Miami Herald, November 28, 2006
• No problems found in first morning of audit, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 28, 2006
• Voting machines' audit begins today, Bradenton Herald, November 28, 2006
• State, nation still roiling with vote-count problems, Orlando Sentinel, November 28, 2006
• Voting machines' test under way, Bradenton Herald, November 28, 2006
• FL-13 Update: state audit to begin, but Dems see flaws, TPM Muckraker, November 27, 2006
• Katherine Harris steers clear of vote fight, Orlando Sentinel, November 27, 2006
• Vote machine audit to begin, Bradenton Herald, November 27, 2006
• Lawsuit blames e-voting glitches for Florida election undercount, Computerworld, November 27, 2006
• Elections chief doubts 'undervote' claim, Desoto Sun Herald, November 27, 2006
• More voting reform sought, Bradenton Herald, November 26, 2006
• Working backward on the District 13 undervote problem, Sarasota-Herald Tribune, November 26, 2006
• Deja vu in Florida election snafu, Washington Times, November 25, 2006
• Voting machines test starts Tuesday: Jennings' attorneys want state's focus on undervote areas, Bradenton Herald, November 25, 2006
• District 13 ballot dispute a 'test case', Tampa Tribune, November 23, 2006
• Dem: test actual machines, Miami Herald, November 23, 2006
• Jennings team: test of machines flawed, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 23, 2006
• Testing of voting machines in dispute delayed, WRIC, November 22, 2006
• Experts say revotes rare, but possible, Bradenton Herald, November 22, 2006
• Sarasota voters file lawsuit for re-vote in Congressional race, Kansas City Infozine, November 22, 2006
• Judge won't speed up testing of voting machines in contested Congressional race, Sun-Sentinel, November 22, 2006
• Losing Sarasota Democrat denied voting machine access, Miami Herald, November 22, 2006
• Jennings lawsuit moves forward, Venice Gondolier, November 22, 2006
• Legal fight in Florida's 13th could stretch into 2007, New York Times, November 21, 2006
• FL: Judge Gary rules Jennings needs to include voting company in suit, Political State Report, November 21, 2006
• Buchanan certified for House seat, The Ledger, November 21, 2006
• Winner declared in Florida House race, Prescott Herald, November 21, 2006
• Florida House race loser sues, Chicago Tribune, November 21, 2006

Opinions/Commentaries:

• More tests called for in disputed District 13 election probe, Miami Herald, October 2, 2007
• Jennings needs Little League touch, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 15, 2007
• Diane Feinstein: ensuring every vote counts in elections, Sacramento Bee, April 22, 2007
• A reply to Matt Weil, More Soft Money Hard Law, January 11, 2007
• Viewpoint: a dose of honesty for Florida 13, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project, January 10, 2007
• Running out of time, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 4, 2007
• Voters' reports are still evidence, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 4, 2007
• Time to move on, Bradenton Herald, January 4, 2007
• Finding the source, Washington Post, January 2, 2007
• Undermining elections' legitimacy, Washington Times, December 22, 2006
• If touch screens work, open 'brain' and prove it, Palm Beach Post, December 18, 2006
• The case for Jennings, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December 17, 2006
• Politics foul up election oversight, Sun News, December 14, 2006
• From Florida, another cautionary voting tale, Newsday, December 13, 2006
• Sarasota debacle requires a revote, Daytona Beach News-Journal, December 13, 2006
• The Florida 'race', Washington Times, December 12, 2006
• Paper trail the next 'dangling chad', Palm Beach Post, December 12, 2006
• Butt out, Dean; Buchanan won, St. Petersburg Times, December 10, 2006
• Fix U.S. voting glitches once and for all, Canton Repository, December 7, 2006
• Sarasota controversy shows need for paper, Sun-Sentinel, December 4, 2006
• Fishy in Florida, Houston Chronicle, December 1, 2006
• Sore winners, Opinion Journal, December 1, 2006
• Partisanship and the machines, More Soft Money Hard Law, December 1, 2006
• How to explain 18,000 undervotes, Daytona Beach News-Journal, November 26, 2006

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