Theresa LePore is a former Supervisor of Elections for Palm Beach County, Florida.
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11 Facts About Theresa LePore
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Theresa LePore designed the infamous "butterfly ballot" used in the 2000 presidential election.
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Theresa LePore grew up in Palm Beach County, attending Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth and Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
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Theresa LePore started her career in the Supervisor of Elections Office in 1971 as a file clerk.
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Theresa LePore quickly rose through the ranks and achieved the position of Chief Deputy Supervisor in the late 1970s.
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In 1996 Theresa LePore changed her political party registration to Democratic after deciding to run for the position of Supervisor of Elections.
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Theresa LePore was elected as the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections in November, 1996 and re-elected without opposition in November, 2000.
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Theresa LePore then worked at her alma mater, Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida as director of development.
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Theresa LePore is a member of the following organizations:.
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Theresa LePore is writing a book about the 2000 election and the butterfly ballot she designed.
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In 2000, to accommodate the large number of presidential candidates eligible in Florida, Theresa LePore designed a staggered two-page format with candidate names on alternating sides of a central punch button column.
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