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Jacob OglesNovember 12, 2018

Elections officials in Bay County, a Republican stronghold recently battered by Hurricane Michael, accepted votes via email. The catch: That’s counter to state law. NBC-7 WJHG interviewed Bay County Supervisor of Elections Mark Andersen about how he dealt with voters displaced by Hurricane Michael. Andersen said he worked with 147 voters who returned ballots by […]

Jacob OglesNovember 12, 2018

Outgoing Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sunday scolded the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for declining so far to investigate the tabulation of votes in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Bondi, a Tampa Republican, also demanded Secretary of State Ken Detzner report all election irregularities in the Democratic-leaning counties to the Office of Statewide Prosecution, […]

Jacob OglesNovember 11, 2018

Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher says her office cannot complete a machine recount of three statewide resources before a Thursday deadline. “It’s impossible,” she told CNN. The statement comes the same day Republican Senate candidate Rick Scott filed a lawsuit demanding any votes counted after Saturday’s noon deadline for initial tabulation be left […]

Jacob OglesNovember 11, 2018

A new lawsuit filed by Republican Rick Scott’s Senate campaign demands a judge remove from election totals all votes counted after noon Saturday by elections officials in heavily Democratic Broward County. Scott leads Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson by 12,562 votes as of the completion Saturday of an initial tabulation of the election. That represents […]

Jacob OglesNovember 11, 2018

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A recount of votes in Broward County started hours after schedule because of machine glitches. Elections officials today planned to begin a state-ordered recount of votes for U.S. Senator, Governor and Agriculture Commissioner at 7 a.m. But the count didn’t begin until 11 a.m., according to the Miami Herald, because of failed logic and accuracy […]

Jacob OglesNovember 11, 2018

Republican Senate hopeful Rick Scott told Fox News that Democratic opponent Bill Nelson wants fraudulent ballots to count in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. “Sen. Nelson is clearly trying to commit fraud to try and win this election,” Scott said on Fox News Sunday. “That’s all this is.” Scott spoke to the cable news network about […]

Jacob OglesNovember 11, 2018

The lead recount attorney for Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson remains confident his client will come out ahead after a manual recount of votes, despite a 12,562-vote deficit behind Republican Rick Scott in totals certified Saturday by the state. “I expect to see that margin to evaporate entirely and for Sen. Nelson to take a […]

Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2018

Republican Rick Scott’s Senate campaign today called on incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson to call it quits and forgo a statewide recount, but the Democrat remains confident he can still win the election. A final tabulation of unofficial election results as of Saturday showed Scott holding a 12,562-vote edge on Nelson. “The voters of Florida have […]

Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2018

U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Steube has called on the Justice Department to oversee impending statewide recounts in Florida. “Over the last 48 hours we have witnessed gross incompetence among some election officials,” Steube said. He notes three statewide races—U.S. Senate, Governor and Agriculture Commissioner—appear bound now for automatic recounts. The Sarasota Republican noted the failure of Broward […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio went on the offensive to complain how Broward and Palm Beach counties elections officials handled early and absentee voting. This comments came after vote tallies two days after Election Day flipped the Agriculture Commissioner race, tightened a voter gap in the U.S. Senate race and moved the gubernatorial totals into […]

Tag: 2018 Senate race

Bay County accepted ballots through email—which state law doesn’t allow: report

Amid recount, Pam Bondi raises prosecution threat for Broward, Palm Beach officials

Susan Bucher: “Impossible” for Palm Beach to meet recount deadline

Rick Scott wants votes counted after deadline tossed before recount

Broward County delays recount for hours over machine calibration

Rick Scott: Bill Nelson ‘is clearly trying to commit fraud’

Bill Nelson’s attorney still likes his odds. Here’s why.

Rick Scott says forgo recount; Bill Nelson confident he will win

Greg Steube calls on Justice Department oversight for recounts

Marco Rubio on recount: Broward, Palm Beach failed to follow law