Twitchy debunked this bogus rumor on Saturday, but the myth won’t die:
St. Lucie county had 141% voter turnout. It's a miracle!
— Andrew Moorehead (@bleakgh) November 13, 2012
https://twitter.com/tldrshp/status/268135862263500801
@everSoTweetly4u @RJCHQ What do you think of 141% voter turnout in St.Lucie County? This election was stolen!
— New Kosher Meat (@NewKosherMeat) November 12, 2012
If there was 141% turnout in St. Lucie Co, the Supervisor should be suspended, results thrown out & an Grand Jury investigation! @AllenWest
— I ♥ Florida (@Fla67) November 12, 2012
https://twitter.com/manateenative/status/268110122113437697
How can anyone say that the FL vote is fair for Rep Allen West when 141 % voted in St. Lucie. Can you say double votes? He want it fair.
— David Rails (@MyNews4You) November 12, 2012
https://twitter.com/patriot112/status/268107681007534083
There are literally hundreds more. And that’s just on Twitter. The rumor is also being spread on Facebook, blogs, and Internet message boards.
Voter turnout in St. Lucie County, Fla., was not 141 percent. The confusion arose because uninformed people mistakenly conflated the number of “cards cast” (the number of ballot pages submitted by voters) with the number of voters. Since most voters submitted two ballot pages, voter turnout in in St. Lucie County was roughly half the number of cards cast. Thus, turnout was roughly 70-71 percent, not 141 percent.
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We are glad people are concerned about the integrity of our electoral system, but we hope conservatives will stop spreading misinformation about what happened in St. Lucie County.
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