21.   Gill was surprised at the strong impact all five factors had on county election returns.

22.   Harris rejected including the results of a partial recount in heavily Democratic Palm Beach county where local election officials had pleaded for an extension to finish up the count.

23.   Harwood said the county election boards were informed that the federal government may hold them liable for failing to comply with the law.

24.   He then called his father, a federal judge in Pensacola, who checked with the county election supervisor to see what the problem was.

25.   However one divides responsibility for smooth elections among voters, city governments and the county elections office, LePore knows the spotlight Tuesday will be on her.

26.   If there was confusion here, it did not get any easier for county elections officers elsewhere.

27.   In each county, the ballots were handled solely by county election staffers.

28.   In other Florida developments, new reports surfaced of Republican Party workers adding information to absentee ballot applications that had already been filed in county elections offices.

29.   In some cases, potential voters failed to notify the county election departments when they changed addresses.

30.   Incorrect vote totals were discovered in six races, three of them contested, leaving county election officials scrambling to make sure the unofficial results were accurate.