For months, the abnormally high undervote of 18,000 votes in Florida's 13th Congressional District cast doubt and controversy on Republican Vern Buchanan's 369-vote victory over Democrat Christine Jennings. Audit findings released on February 23, 2007 report that the high rate of undervoting was the result of confusion caused by poor ballot design.
- Statement from Secretary Kurt S. Browning on the Release of the Dividiosn of Elections Audit Report and Independent Study From the Security and Assurance in Information Technology Lab (Florida Dept. of State, press release, February 23, 2007)
- Secretary of State’s FL-13 Audit Report Whitewashes Clear Evidence of Voting Machine Problems in Sarasota (People for the American Way, press release, February 23, 2007)
- Audit finds no evidence of voting machine malfunctioning (Associated Press, February 23, 2007)
- Panel Cites Voter Error, Not Software, in Loss of Votes (New York Times, February 24, 2007)