Orange blames computer glich for erroneous voter letters   (FL)

Amy L. Edwards     Orlando Sentinel     13 October 2008

About 1,245 Orange County residents were erroneously mailed letters last week stating they were ineligible to vote in the upcoming election, the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office confirmed Monday.

Officials blamed the problem on a computer glitch.

The letters were intended to confirm voters' registration information.

However, a glitch ed an additional sentence stating the voter was ineligible to vote in the Nov. 4 election, said Linda Tanko, a supervisor at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office.

Tanko said the elections office will send corrected letters.