Editor’s note: Charlotte County DEC member David Finster was an observer inside the ballot counting room at the Supervisor of Elections offices on Nov. 12th. Here is what David witnessed: A team of Charlotte County Democrats gathered at the Punta Gorda Historic Courthouse on Monday, November 12th to observe the machine recount of three statewide races
Charlotte County elections officials began the machine recount of ballots Monday as part of the Florida statewide recount of the Governor, US Senate, and Agriculture Secretary Races. Observers from the Charlott Co. DEC and other interested parties closely watched the process. Bill Nelson (D) and Rick Scott (R) are separated by a mere .15% of
A Broward judge on Monday turned down Gov. Rick Scott’s request to “impound and secure” all voting machines in Broward’s elections headquarters when they’re not being used to recount ballots. But Circuit Judge Jack Tuter offered a compromise: Add three Broward Sheriff’s deputies to the current lineup of BSO officers and private security guards overseeing
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida on Monday called on his opponent, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, to recuse himself from “any role” in the recount process that will determine the winner of their race. It’s “obvious that Scott cannot oversee this process in a fair and impartial way,” Nelson said in a two-minute video released
The recount in Florida only began this weekend, but time is already bleeding away for election officials racing to meet the state’s Thursday deadline to complete their work. As volunteers rush to complete the legally mandated review, Republican Gov. Rick Scott — who leads in his race against Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson — is
Want to feel old? Consider the fact that babies who were crying in cribs while their parents agonized over Florida’s protracted presidential recount in 2000 are now of voting age. Eighteen years is a long time. Even so, when we think of that time, many of us conjure up memories as sharp as barbed wire,
CharlotteDems.com editor’s note: The following letter to the editor from Charlotte DEC member Teresa Jenkins was published in the Sun on Monday, Nov. 12th: Editor: Trump insisted that the midterm elections would be all about him. And they were. Trump’s overt racism, lying, bullying and assault on civility did not sit well with those voters
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