With votes still being counted in Florida and with the Rick Scott–Bill Nelson race likely headed for a mandatory recount…
Here we are.
Two days after Election Day and a Broward County cloud lingers over Florida.
Senate race in recount, governor’s race heads that way. In a state that’s big in the midterms, huge in presidentials
Stop me if you’ve heard this before https://t.co/6QysgWf7H1
— Matt Dixon (@Mdixon55) November 8, 2018
…Sen. Marco Rubio is sounding the alarm on the past history of the Broward County elections office.
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Long but IMPORTANT THREAT ON ELECTIONS IN #FLORIDA.#BayCounty was hit by a Cat 4 Hurricane just 4 weeks ago,yet managed to count votes & submit timely results.
Yet over 41 hours after polls closed #Broward elections office is still counting votes? #Sayfie
1/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 8, 2018
#Broward supervisor:
– says she doesn’t know how many ballots are left to be counted; &
– Isn’t reporting hourly or regularly,but rather releasing thousands of additional votes,often in the overnight hours,that are chipping away at GOP leads2/6 #Sayfie
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 8, 2018
#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law:
A court found they improperly handled votes by mail:https://t.co/NOE6qdbWly
Court found they destroyed ballots in 2016 in violation of state & federal law:https://t.co/ywP8qE46J5 #Sayfie
3/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 8, 2018
Now democrat lawyers are descending on #Florida. They have been very clear they aren’t here to make sure every vote is counted.
– They are here to change the results of election; &
– #Broward is where they plan to do it.#Sayfie4/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 8, 2018
A U.S. Senate seat & a statewide cabinet officer are now potentially in the hands of an elections supervisor with a history of incompetence & of blatant violations of state & federal laws.
Read Here: https://t.co/empQvOOgEb
5/6#Sayfie
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 8, 2018
#Broward election supervisors ongoing violation of #Florida law requiring timely reporting isn’t just annoying incompetence. It has opened the door for lawyers to come here & try to steal a seat in the U.S. Senate & Florida Cabinet
#Sayfie6/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 8, 2018
FFS, it’s going to be Bush vs. Gore all over again, isn’t it? Voters are being encouraged to make sure the mailed-in ballots were counted:
FL voters, esp Broward — races still haven’t been called. If you voted by mail, make sure your ballot was counted: https://t.co/m2X9sF50oK.
If your ballot is not marked received, contact the FL voter protection hotline ASAP at (833) 868-3352. Don’t wait. FL’s future is at stake. pic.twitter.com/0hL7aU7iMY
— Ted Deutch (@TedDeutch) November 8, 2018
We’re also seeing some complaints regarding the ballot used in Broward County with some saying the positioning of the Scott-Nelson race on the bottom left was problematic and many voters missed it entirely:
Here's a sample ballot for Tuesday's election for Broward residents in the 22nd Congressional District.
People may not have seen the U.S. Senate race because of its position (bottom left) vis a vis the governor's race.
But the Senate race was there. pic.twitter.com/yo14dIywAD— Anthony Man (@browardpolitics) November 7, 2018
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