In the Two Years Too Late Department: Florida has ordered a review of Broward County's Election Office. Broward County has more voters than any other county in Florida.

Florida officials will investigate whether Broward County's elections department is up to handling upcoming elections, including the March presidential primary.

Secretary of State Glenda Hood ordered an assessment of supervisor Miriam Oliphant's office Tuesday in the wake of her firings of four key subordinates, including the deputy supervisor. Oliphant has also been accused of incompetence.

It seems the same problems that plagued the 2000 Presidential election surfaced again in the 2002 Gubernatorial election.

[Miriam Oliphant] was criticized after last year's gubernatorial primary in which voters received bad ballots and inaccurate registration information, some polls opened late and others closed early, and thousands of votes were not counted until a week after the election.

The problems received national attention because of similarities to the botched 2000 Florida presidential recount, which happened before Oliphant took office.

The probe also will review the state's election machinery.