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Ryan NicolNovember 15, 2018

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The Broward County Supervisor of Elections office reported its results of the machine recount too late on Thursday, missing the 3 p.m. deadline by two minutes. Broward officials under Supervisor Brenda Snipes actually completed the recount on time. But due to a delay uploading the results to the state’s website, the completed recount numbers were […]

Ryan NicolNovember 13, 2018

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Controversial Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes is hinting she may step aside instead of run for re-election in 2020. Snipes has held the position leading the county Supervisor of Elections office since 2003, when she was appointed by Republican Gov. Jeb Bush. She has gone on to win re-election several times since, running as […]

Ryan NicolNovember 12, 2018

A Broward County judge has denied a request from the Rick Scott team for an injunction to impound certain Broward County voting machines as the recount in the U.S. Senate race continues. The term-limited Republican governor Scott is currently ahead, but in mandatory machine recount range, over incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. According to […]

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, […]

Ryan NicolNovember 10, 2018

With a recount looking, Democratic candidate Nikki Fried declared victory Saturday in her race to be Florida’s next Agriculture Commissioner. Fried also named former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy as chair of her transition team. U.S. Rep. Darren Soto of Florida’s 9th congressional District will serve as a co-chair, as will Fred Guttenberg. Guttenberg has become […]

Ryan NicolNovember 9, 2018

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The Rick Scott for Senate campaign Friday night said it has received documents requested from the office of Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. Scott’s team said they’ll first be reviewing them to make sure they’re complete. Snipes was ordered to release information regarding the county’s vote totals earlier Friday evening by Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips. The […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio came to the aid of his fellow Republican Gov. Rick Scott Friday declaring that the vote-counting and transparancy problems at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office is putting the integrity of Florida’s U.S. Senate election on the line. Rubio insisted that his concerns were “not about an effort to prevent […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2018

North Fort Myers Republican Matt Caldwell continues to lose ground in the Agriculture Commissioner race to Democrat Nikki Fried. The current deficit is over 3,000 votes. However, for Caldwell there is a caveat. And that caveat rests in potential vote count rigging. On Friday, Caldwell’s campaign filed legal action against the Supervisor of Elections in majority Democratic Broward […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

In a Fox News interview Thursday night, Gov. Rick Scott doubled-down on his claim that Broward and Palm Beach counties’ supervisors of elections are mysteriously finding votes in a conspiratorial effort to re-elect his opponent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. “They found 78,000 new votes since Election Day, two days ago in Broward County, and […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 9, 2018

After two days of watching his U.S. Senate lead slowly wane, Gov. Rick Scott is suggesting two South Florida counties are actively engaging in partisan-fueled election fraud. The Governor has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate Broward and Palm Beach counties’ Supervisor of Elections, calling them a “rag-tag group of liberal activists.” […]

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Broward County misses recount deadline by 2 minutes

From recount to retirement? Brenda Snipes hints she may not run for re-election

Judge denies Rick Scott request for injunction against Broward County amid recount

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

What recount? Nikki Fried declares victory in Ag. Commissioner race

Recount revving up? Broward releases vote info to Rick Scott campaign

Marco Rubio says Broward County put election integrity on line

As Nikki Fried expands lead, Matt Caldwell sues Broward elections supervisor

Rick Scott on Sean Hannity show: ‘They’re going to find as many votes as it takes’

Rick Scott says ‘unethical liberals’ are trying to steal Florida’s U.S. Senate race