Special election coming for Broward County, hence why POTUS added question mark in tweet.
The State of Florida will not be able to certify the results from Broward County, given the fact that a manual recount has taken place without public viewing. And furthermore, without being ordered by the state.
The working theory is that Broward County are filing in the areas some voters left blank for the Senate Race, because of the clustered 5-page ballot.
The Secretary of State is responsible for ordering a manual recount for federal, state, and multicounty races. The county canvassing board or local board responsible for certifying the election is responsible for ordering a manual recount for all other races.
(2)(a) Any hardware or software used to identify and sort overvotes and undervotes for a given race or ballot measure must be certified by the Department of State as part of the voting system pursuant to s. 101.015. Any such hardware or software must be capable of simulta- neously counting votes.
(b) Overvotes and undervotes shall be identified and sorted while recounting ballots pursuant to s. 102.141, if the hardware or software for this purpose has been certified or the department’s rules so provide.
(3) Any manual recount shall be open to the public.
(4)(a) A vote for a candidate or ballot measure shall be counted if there is a clear indication on the ballot that the voter has made a definite choice.
(b) The Department of State shall adopt specific rules for the federal write-in absentee ballot and for each certified voting system prescribing what constitutes a “clear indication on the ballot that the voter has made a definite choice.” The rules shall be consistent, to the extent practicable, and may not:
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Exclusively provide that the voter must properly mark or designate his or her choice on the ballot; or
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Contain a catch-all provision that fails to identify specific standards, such as “any other mark or indica- tion clearly indicating that the voter has made a definite choice.”
(c) The rule for the federal write-in absentee ballot must address, at a minimum, the following issues: