Another GOoPer Hack ...

jumps ship:

Hood drew her own share of scrutiny, starting with a controversial but unsuccessful plan in 2003 to relocate the state library to a private university.

Her greatest criticism, however, came leading up to the 2004 election when she made decisions that Democratic activists claimed favored Republicans, starting with her position that Reform Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader belonged on the ballot.

Other voter advocates argued she made it harder for citizens to vote. In October 2004, she issued instructions to county election supervisors to invalidate hundreds of "incomplete" voter registration forms because would-be voters had not checked a box saying they were a U.S. citizen. But the would-be voters had signed an oath attesting to their citizenship.

A union-backed lawsuit opposing Hood's decision was thrown out. But a federal appeals court ruled in September the lawsuit should not have been rejected and urged the unions to refile.

Hood's decision on the voter registration came on the heels of other disclosures, including the state's second attempt to produce a comprehensive list of people who couldn't vote because they had felony convictions. Hood's version, scrapped nine days after it was made public, was discovered to have systemic problems, most notably a coding error that appeared to have prevented any felons with Hispanic surnames from being included.

Hispanics tend to vote Republican, whereas blacks, disproportionately represented in the state's prisons, tend to vote Democratic. Hood and Republican officials said the oversight was not intentional.

"She was part of a team that did not implement policies that were protective of the right to vote. They made the right to vote more perilous," said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

"Secretary of state resigns to rejoin her family". See also "Hood leaving state post", "Secretary Of State Hood Resigns" and "Secretary of State Hood, state's top elections official, resigns".

Maybe she'll run for Senate? After all,

The sources also said Hood, a loyal Republican, has expressed interest in again seeking elected office, and they speculated that her options could include a spot as lieutenant governor on the gubernatorial tickets of either Attorney General Charlie Crist or Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher or perhaps running against incumbent Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, a Democrat viewed as vulnerable.

"Florida Secretary of State Hood resigns". See also "Hood leaves state post to go home".

If you are interested, FLA Politics is discussing the issue over here.