Doubts cast on Florida voter database

 The accuracy of Florida's $2 million central voter database came under fire again Monday, following revelations that the list does not include the names of thousands of former criminals whose right to vote was restored prior to 1977. The database was drawn up in response to the chaotic 2000 presidential election that President Bush won. It was supposed to help the state weed out felons, as well as people who had died, from Florida's voter rolls. Ex-convicts are prohibited from voting in Florida unless they have their rights restored by the state. [more]