FL expat wrote:
Did the FL election officials follow the law (specifically in Broward)?
Election Supervisor Brenda Snipes has a history of breaking election laws. She is as dirty as having Bernie Madoff as the head of the SEC. She needs to be fired, immediately. I also blame Gov Rick Scott for not firing her earlier this year when she was found guilty of destroying ballots. This whole ordeal has turned into a circus. Snipes is corrupt and cannot be trusted any longer. These election law violations, are serious and are felonies, to the best of my knowledge. Why this woman has not been arrested yet is unbelievable.
"One lawsuit was filed by Tim Canova after he lost a Democratic primary to U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2016. Canova, concerned about the integrity of the election, wanted to inspect the paper ballots after he lost. He said she refused to comply, and he sued.
Snipes testified that her office had destroyed the ballots after she signed an order Sept. 1, 2017 to authorize destruction of boxes. But under federal law, ballots are supposed to be preserved for 22 months.
Broward Judge Raag Singhal ruled in May against Snipes, finding "premature destruction of the records unlawful and in violation of the Public Records Act."
Following the ruling, the state announced it would send election experts to monitor her office.
The other lawsuit was filed by the Republican Party of Florida in 2017 and pertained to Snipes’ procedures for opening mail-in ballots. GOP poll watchers said in 2016 her office opened mail in ballots in private."
https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2018/nov/12/marco-rubio/marco-rubio-says-broward-elections-office-has-hist/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jeb-bush-brenda-snipes-should-be-removed-after-florida-recount