MIAMI -- The results aren't official, but the gap between Democratic gubernatorial candidates Janet Reno and Bill McBride is narrowing.

McBride is still in the lead, but as of this morning, the vote count separating Reno (pictured, left) and McBride had dwindled to less than 6,000. The number continues to change as tallies are verified.

"This is simply a verification to make sure that we have gathered every vote that was cast in this election," said Miami-Dade County Assistant Supervisor of Elections Gisela Salas.

That verification process has turned up as many as 2,500 uncounted votes for Reno in Miami-Dade County. There are still about 200 machines to check, which, based on the numbers so far, is probably not enough to get Reno the votes she needs.

The deadline to verify votes in Tallahassee is Tuesday at 5 p.m.

The county also has a lot more on its plate than just trying to fix last Tuesday's problems, it must also prepare for the future to ensure that mistakes aren't repeated.

"We are going to revamp our training program for the November election. We will be soliciting county employees to help us in this effort. So we will have county employees at all precincts who have been trained by us and are familiar with the opening and closing procedures," Salas said.

Broward Problems

Some voting machines were found at the First Christian Church in Broward over the weekend.

"So there were eight machines in there that were from the county, or I don't know (where). But I believed they were supposed to be in captivity," said one man who was looking through the church.

Such finds create concerns for McBride supporter Michael Kenny. He's been keeping an eye on Broward workers (pictured, right) who are checking voting machines against their tallies.

"It's just so that we have set of eyes and a pair of ears here so we can be kept abreast of the situation," Kenny said.

Given the scale of reported snafus on Election Day, Margaret Hostetter, a Broward school board candidate, is deciding if she should file a lawsuit or ask for a recount.

"I think that anything that could have gone wrong, I've heard about as being something that someone experienced," Hostetter said.

The Reno camp is also mulling the possibility of legal. They've said they might sue Gov. Jeb Bush over the election problems.

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