Attorneys For Broward Elections Office And Rick Scott Reach Compromise On Security

A Broward County judge on Monday ordered three additional law enforcement officers to oversee the county’s ballot tabulation process and called for an end to explosive rhetoric about election fraud.

Circuit court judge Jay Tutor considered a motion filed by Gov. Rick Scott’s senate campaign for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to impound vote-counting machines and ballots when votes are not being counted at Broward’s election office.

Scott’s campaign said law enforcement control over the equipment and ballots would protect election integrity as counties rush to meet a Thursday deadline to recount votes for three statewide races. Broward’s election office, Scott’s team argued, has shown incompetence throughout the counting process.

But Tutor questioned the need to impound the machines. He said putting three extra officers at the elections office was enough to guarantee security.

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