Associated PressNovember 4, 2020
6min234
A stressed-out America is asked to hold its breath.
Tag: recounts
Associated PressNovember 4, 2020
Jacob OglesDecember 5, 2018
4min641
Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Christina White won enormous accolades for not encountering problems during this year’s statewide recounts. That’s not to say she didn’t face any challenges. She tells Florida Politics that, as lawmakers in Tallahassee explore election reform, taking a fresh look at deadlines for finishing recounts should be part of the conversation. “In […]
Guest AuthorNovember 20, 2018
13min383
As you probably know, Florida law required a machine recount in the races for Governor, Senate and Agriculture Commissioner, because there was less than a 0.5 percent difference in the statewide vote tallies for each of those races. After the machine recount, there was a manual recount for both the Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture, […]
Scott PowersNovember 15, 2018
3min249
Republican Gov. Rick Scott‘s U.S. Senate campaign has pulled in more than $1.4 million to support his legal and public relations battles over Florida’s vote recounts in that race. His campaign released that with a scathing comparison with his opponent in the contested election, Demoratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, and pledged that “Scott will continue […]
Scott PowersNovember 13, 2018
3min408
After Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and his team suggested there may be good reasons to extend recount deadlines if counties need more time to sort the U.S. Senate election, Republican Gov. Rick Scott‘s team said not-so-fast. Speaking for Scott, Republican U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney insisted Tuesday that the recounts must proceed by law, a […]
Scott PowersNovember 13, 2018
8min314
Saying there’s no practical reason for the statutory deadlines that counties face to complete machine and hand recounts of last week’s election, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s lead vote-recount attorney said Monday he believes they should be given the time they need even beyond the deadlines. Marc Elias told reporters that Florida’s law was not created […]
Scott PowersNovember 12, 2018
3min285
Railing against what they call a Republican effort to discredit recounts through legal intimidation and allegations of fraud, Democrats state Sen. Linda Stewart, Reps. Carlos Guillermo Smith and state Rep.-elect Anna Eskamani insisted Monday the process just needs to proceed now in calm and confidence. “Calm down,” Stewart said Monday on the front steps of the […]
Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2018
3min227
Gov. Rick Scott today called on sheriffs in Florida’s 67 counties to watch for elections law violations as recounts take place. “I am urging every Sheriff in the State of Florida to watch for any violations during the recount process as outlined in Florida law,” Scott said Saturday. Of course, the personal stakes of a […]