The Florida Senate race is in the midst of a recount, with a looming deadline of November 10th. And you would know that Broward County, the same county under fire for numerous issues surrounding the Parkland school shooting, is also embroiled in what appears to be a blatant attempt to scratch up votes. So bad is the situation, that Senator Rubio accused Broward County officials of creating a scenario where a Senate seat could be stolen.
More on Brenda Snipes, the Broward County Board of Elections Supervisor from National Review:
Brenda Snipes, the Broward County Board of Elections Supervisor previously convicted for illegally destroying ballots, is once again under scrutiny for her questionable handling of Tuesday’s elections.Snipes has so far refused to disclose the number of Broward County ballots that have yet to be counted more than 40 hours after the polls closed, in possible violation of Florida law, which requires timely reporting of vote counts.A local ABC affiliate recounted its reporter’s confrontation with Snipes:
“Could I please get a moment to go into the room and find out?” Snipes asked the group huddled around her. “OK, when I come back I’ll let you know.”“But, Dr. Snipes, it is now Thursday,” Weinsier said. “We are still counting ballots in Broward County.”“We’re counting five pages or six pages for each of the people who voted,” Snipes said.“But other counties have been able to do it,” Weinsier said.“But other counties didn’t have 600,000 votes out there,” Snipes shot back.“Well, Miami-Dade did,” Weinsier said.“Well, have you been inside my — never mind, let me go check. I’ll check,” Snipes said.“But it’s a serious issue. It always seems like…” Weinsier said before Snipes interrupted him.“It’s a serious issue with me,” she told him. “I’ve been doing this now since Oct. 22.”“But if it’s a serious issue with you…” Weinsier said, only to be interrupted again.“We ran 22 sites, we ran 14 days, we ran 12 hours, we had a big vote by mail (during early voting), so don’t try to turn it around to make it seem like I’m making comedy out of this,” Snipes replied.
A judge ruled in 2016 that Snipes violated federal election law by prematurely destroying ballots from a congressional race that were relevant to an outstanding lawsuit against her office. As a result, the Florida Department of State said elections experts would be dispatched to monitor Snipes’s office in future elections to “ensure that all laws are followed.”
Snipes was once again chastised by the court in February of this year after the state’s Republican party sued her for opening mail-in ballots before the Board of Elections had the opportunity to examine the ballots and determine their authenticity.
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