THE LEAD STORY - RECOUNT DELAYED, DEADLINE LOOMING IN FLORIDA - Florida's Palm Beach County recount was delayed Tuesday night after its voting machines overheated, forcing officials to restart the recount of about 175,000 early votes, according to Susan Bucher, the county's supervisor of elections ... Bucher said the ballots didn’t tabulate properly and that two technicians from the machine’s vendor have been flown in to fix the machines while election office workers continue the recount, the Sun Sentinel of South Florida reported.
Bucher said Monday that her office would not be able to meet the 3 p.m. ET Thursday deadline the state has imposed, despite a 24-hour operation, the Miami Herald reported.
Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers said she would grant an extension until Nov. 20, the report said. She concluded that the county “could not possibly” meet the deadline with its eight machines, according to the paper.
Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers said she would grant an extension until Nov. 20, the report said. She concluded that the county “could not possibly” meet the deadline with its eight machines, according to the paper.
The developments added to the tumult in the political battleground state. More than half of Florida's 67 counties began a recount process that's unprecedented even in a state notorious for settling elections by razor-thin margins. In addition, lawyers for incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., filed a federal lawsuit claiming Florida is disenfranchising voters by not counting mail-in ballots it received after Election Day. State law requires all mail ballots to be received when the polls close — which was 7 p.m. Nov. 6. And a day after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush called for her to resign, embattled Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes said "it is time to move on" from her role overseeing the Florida county office. Snipes has been under fire for missteps during Florida's recount saga. - Reported by Amy Lieu, Nicole Darrah (@nicoledarrah on Twitter), and Brooke Singman (@brookefoxnews on Twitter)
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