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When Miami-Dade election department workers locked the doors of their Doral headquarters on voters who showed up to vote by absentee ballot on Sunday, anger spread through the line of nearly 200 people and lingered even after voting resumed about an hour later. (Source: CBS4)

Dade Election Officials Are Prepared For Election Day

It was another day of long lines at the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Office in Doral, where voters arrived before dawn to pick up or drop off absentee ballots.

2012/11/05

Hundreds of voters arrived at the Miami-Dade Elections Headquarters on Sunday after learning they would get another opportunity to request, fill out, and submit last-minute absentee ballots. (Source: CBS4)

Chaos & Confusion For Early Voters In Doral On Sunday

Chaos and confusion clouded the final Sunday before Election Day in Miami-Dade County. Since early voting was cut from 14 days to 8 days in Florida for this election, hundreds of voters arrived at the Miami-Dade Elections Headquarters early Sunday after learning they would get another opportunity to request, fill out, and submit last-minute absentee ballots.

CBS4–2012/11/05

Early Voting

Justice Dept. Monitoring Miami-Dade Early Voting

Despite calls to extend early voting hours in the state of Florida, Gov. Rick Scott has rejected the requests despite reports of record turnouts and long lines of voters at poll sites statewide.

CBS4–2012/11/02

Voters head to the polls on Saturday, the first day for early voting in Miami-Dade. (Source: Al Sunshine/CBS4)

Early Voting Plagued By Long Lines

Early voting is well underway across Florida, but in South Florida if you’re heading to the polls early, make sure to bring plenty of patience with you.

CBS Miami–2012/11/01

Workers at a Miami-Dade polling precinct reconcile the voting machine. (CBS4)

Does Your Vote Count? Dade Co. Changes Precinct Reconciliation Procedures

Voting rights advocates are fuming about a change to what they say is an election night “best practices procedure.” The issue is only in Miami-Dade as far as CBS4 Investigates can tell.

CBS4–2012/10/30

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Saturday Start To Early Voting Could Be Big For Dems

Democrats hopes for taking an early lead in the presidential race in Florida will be fully underway on Saturday when early voting begins statewide. But, unlike in 2008, there will be less days for voters to cast their votes early.

CBS Miami–2012/10/26

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Absentee Ballots Being Mailed In Miami-Dade

The November general election is a little less than five weeks away, but thousands of voters can start voting in South Florida this weekend. Around 172,000 absentee ballots went out Friday morning and will arrive in mailboxes across the area over the next few days.

CBS4–2012/10/05

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Another Candidate Plans Challenge To Miami-Dade Election

Florida representative Jean Patrick Julien, (D)-North Miami Beach, says he will wage a court battle challenging his razor-thin defeat last week. Julien lost to fellow Democrat Barbara Watson by a scant 13 votes. He believes he would have won, but for election fraud.

CBS Miami–2012/08/20

Voting machines in Florida (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Report: M-D Commissioner’s Office Ensnared In Absentee Ballot Fraud

The absentee ballot scandal that erupted a little more than a week ago has marred two political campaigns in Miami-Dade County has now ensnared a county commissioner and the uncle of Hialeah’s former mayor.

CBS Miami–2012/08/10

A Miami-Dade County Elections Department voting machine during pre-election testing. (Source: CBS4)

Herald: Commissioner, Uncle Of Fmr. Hialeah Mayor Implicated In Absentee Ballot Probe

The absentee ballot scandal, which has already marred two Miami-Dade political campaigns, has now focused its attention on a county commissioner and the uncle of Hialeah’s former mayor.

CBS4–2012/08/09

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