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Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Kathleen Roberts (left) explains to the observers in the process of a damaged ballot, the Martin County Elections Canvassing Board, including Martin County Supervisor of Elections Vicki Davis and Commissioner Harold Jenkins , recount 78,571 bales Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at the Martin County Supervisor of Elections office in Stuart. The board plans to complete the recount Monday with the help of high-powered voting machines. "We're going until we're done," said Davis of the task. Secretary of State Ken Detzner, senate and agriculture commissioner of the results of the United States of America. (Photo: LEAH VOSS / TCPALM)
Dubbed by some as the "Nightmare in Florida II," Floridians are not sure who will win the races for U.S. Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner.
Almost a week after Election Day, these races have sparked similarities to the Florida election recount of 2000 with George W. Bush and Al Gore.
The highlights:
• Statewide recounts for the Senate, governor and agriculture commission races.
• Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Nelson each filed lawsuits in the Florida Senate race, with Scott asking the state's law enforcement agencies in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Had also filed a lawsuit asking for the deadline for local election officials to file preliminary unofficial vote totals to the state be extended.
• Broward County needs to recount about 700,000 bales and Palm Beach County needs to recount about 600,000. At issue is a looming Thursday deadline.
• The Senate votes are counted first, followed by the governor's race and the Commissioner of Agriculture race, before a local race is tabulated.
Rick Scott-Bill Nelson Florida Senate, Andrew Gillum-Ron DeSantis governor and Matt Caldwell-Nikki Fried commissioner agriculture breeds, via the USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA.
MONDAY UPDATES
5:32 p.m .: IT'S MESS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
While other supervisors of elections throughout the state have been recounting ballots cast in November, Palm Beach County's elections supervisor remains to be counted.
Susan Bucher has gone to the polls all the time.
Bucher said Monday it was irresponsible for the state to implement and not extend the deadline.
more: Palm Beach County recount delays caused by old voting machines, supervisor says
– Ali Schmitz, TCPalm
4:49 p.m .: DID BAY COUNTY BREAK THE LAW BY ALLOWING EMAIL VOTING?
Election officials in a Florida county by Hurricane Michael last month on the same day, but it was not allowed under state law.
The Miami Herald reports that Bay County Supervisor of Elections Mark Andersen defended that decision Monday.
Andersen told the newspaper that the people of the country are staying away from their homes. The displaced voters were allowed to scan and email their ballots to the elections office. Andersen said all the bales were verified by signature.
Hurricane Michael hit the Panhandle Florida Oct. 10 as a devastating Category 4 storm. On Oct. 18, Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order extending early voting and designating more than eight counties, including Bay. A statement that is accompanied by the fax number or by fax.
4:28 p.m .: GILLUM AND DESANTIS WEIGH IN ON THE DRAMA
A day after a count every vote at Fort Lauderdale church in Broward County, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was heading to a Baptist church for a "Faith in Democracy" event Monday night in Palm Beach County.
He told an exuberant crowd Sunday that the campaign was over, but there was more to be done.
"I'm just here to say that they've been cast, they should be counted," he said. "Every last one of them."
Meanwhile, Republican Ron DeSantis, the leader in the race for governor, said he shares the frustration of many people. He called the rule of law "foundational to our society."
"As governor, I will work diligently with our legislators to make sure that all of us have confidence in this issue of deficiencies that we have caused this situation in a few counties," USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida. "A crisis of faith in our election system should not be allowed to be based on the actions of a few supervisors and I will work for this situation for future elections."
– James Call, Tallahassee Democrat
4 p.m .: BROWARD EXPLAINS BOXES WITH "PROVISIONAL BALLOTS"
The term "ballots" is used to indicate that "ballots" have been shown to be present.
Broward supervisor of elections Attorney Eugene Pettis says the boxes contain office supplies. Provisional ballots are cast when someone votes without identification or their eligibility.
Pettis says provisional ballots are sealed inside the envelope and sent to the supervisor of elections. The box is loaded with office supplies and dispatched to the office.
One such box found at a school element was opened for reporters. It contained only the office supplies.
Additional boxes were found late Sunday in the back of the Fort Lauderdale airport. Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright says deputies transported them back to the proper office.
3:12 p.m .: ESCAMBIA, SANTA ROSA COUNTIES SPEED AHEAD
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Stafford David said he hopes the recount in the county will be finished by the end of the day Tuesday.
"We're just kind of plowing through," Stafford said. "We're just running through the ballots right now and trying to get to the finish line."
Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie Villane hopes to have some results in the future.
Both counties have two high-speed scanners that have been pumping out state election recount results since Sunday morning.
more: Escambia and Santa Rosa on track to finish
– Jim Little and Jake Newby, Pensacola News Journal
1:55 p.m .: JEB BUSH CALLS FOR THE REMOVAL OF BRENDA SNIPES
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tweeted Monday afternoon, "There is no question that Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes failed to comply with Florida law on multiple counts, undermining Floridians' confidence in our electoral process."
1:26 p.m .: GOVERNOR 'S TEAM LAUGHS OFF NELSON SUIT
A spokesman for Florida Gov. Rick Scott's Senate campaign says the lawyer for incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "frivolous and laughable lawsuits."
The Nelson campaign sued the Florida Department of State on Monday in an effort to count mail-in ballots that were postmarked before Election Day. Attorney Marc Elias says that voters should not be disenfranchised because of their delays.
Scott campaign spokesman Chris Hartline calls the lawsuit "nothing short of a legal white flag of surrender."
– The Associated Press
1:14 p.m .: NELSON CALLS ON SCOTT TO RECUSE HIMSELF
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson today called on Gov. Rick to recuse himself from "any role" in Florida's recount process.
Nelson said, Scott is "using his power as governor to try to undermine the voting process" and his recent actions make clear that he "can not oversee this process in a fair and impartial way."
"He's thrown around words like to vote without any proof," said Nelson. "He's standing on the steps of the governor's office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate the Broward elections chief.
"The reason he's doing these things is obvious," Nelson surmised, "he's worried when all votes are counted, he'll lose the election."
more: Florida recount: Rick Scott, Bill Nelson continues to trade barbs, lawsuits in Senate race
1:01 p.m .: PALM BEACH TO FINISH SENATE RECOUNT ON TIME?
Palm Beach County's Elections Supervisor said Monday she expects to at least complete a recount of the Senate race by Thursday.
Susan Bucher told reporters the recount effort was "exceedingly well," and thanked the workers and volunteers for the recount efforts during the day and overnight.
"We have a really hard working team, and they're doing the best they can," Bucher said.
On Sunday Bucher told reporters she was worried they would not complete a recount of any race because of limited, outdated machines. She still wants the state to extend the deadline.
The county is recounting races in the order they appear on the ballot, Bucher said. After they complete the Senate recount, they will then move on to the Governor 's race and Agricultural Commissioner' s race, respectively.
12:53 pm: REPUBLICANS PICK UP VOTES IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
Just before midnight Sunday, Indian River County Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan and his staff finished the recount machine for three races – Florida dovernor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture.
If a manual is required of the votes is required statewide, Swan said that when they are overvotes (where people vote for more than one candidate in a single race) or undervotes will become important.
more: Indian River County finishes counting 77,000 bales
– Janet Begley, TCPalm
12:47 pm .: SEN. NELSON SUES OVER VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOTS
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is suing the Florida Department of State in an effort to count vote-by-mail ballots that were postmarked before Election Day.
Nelson's attorney, Marc Elias, filed the lawsuit Monday, saying voters should not be disenfranchised because of their failure. Unofficial election results show Nelson trailing Republican Gov. Rick Scott by 0.14 percentage points.
As an example, he cited the Miami-Dade County postal facility which was evacuated when due to explosive devices sent to prominent Democrats were processed there.
– The Associated Press
Todd Putnam and Adam Smith assemble ballots during a voting recount in the Lee County Election Supervisor's office Tuesday. (Photo: Smith, William)
12:28 pm .: LONG DAYS AS LEE COUNTY HOPES FOR WEDNESDAY FINISH
Recounting more than 290,000 bales cast in the 2018 state election is a race against the clock for the Lee County Election Supervisor Tommy Doyle.
Lee's recount in the contests for governor, U.S. Senator and commissioner of agriculture began Sunday at 10 a.m. and continued until 11 p.m.
It's picked up again at 9 AM on Monday. The recount will continue for 14 hours a day Thursday, September 3, 2011
"I'm hoping we can get it done by Wednesday at midnight but it's going to go on Thursday," Doyle said Monday.
more: In Lee County, a race against time
– Bill Smith, Fort Myers News-Press
12:20 pm .: JUDGE HAS STRONG WORDS FOR BOTH SIDES
A Florida judge said he's seen no evidence of wrongdoing in the vote-counting in Broward County and urged to "ramp down the rhetoric."
Chief Judge Jack Tuter said during an emergency hearing.
He urged lawyers for Rick Scott and others representing the Republican and Democratic parties and their candidates, Broward County elections office, to agree on some minor additions in security, including the addition of three more law enforcement officers to keep an eye on things.
Tute said anyone with evidence of voting fraud or irregularities should report it to law enforcement.
– The Associated Press
12:13 pm .: SOME BALLOT DUPLICATION NECESSARY IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
With about one-third of the 38,853 absentee bales counted in approximately 90 minutes in St. Lucie County, the three members of the canvassing board have had to duplicate a dirty ballots so they can be fed into a machine.
Attorney Cynthia Angelos, whose firm represents the Supervisor of Elections office, said the general plan is to complete the recount of absentee Monday bales, early voting ballots Tuesday and Election Day bales Wednesday.
more: Florida recount: St. Lucie County hoping to finish off absentee balots Monday
– Paul Ivice, TCPalm
11:55 a.m.: MARTIN COUNTY RECOUNT TO LAST INTO EVENING
Recounting all 78,571 bales cast in Martin County is running smoothly but still is expected to take over the night.
The recount started at 8:30 am Monday and probably will not be finished until about 8:30 to 10 pm, said Martin County Elections Supervisor Vicki Davis.
more: Checking all 78,571 Martin County Ballots will last into night
– Tyler Treadway, TCPalm
11:37 am: BREVARD WILL BE BEGIN COUNTING UNTIL TUESDAY
Brevard County's ballot recounts will kick off Tuesday morning for Florida's controversy-marred U.S. Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner races.
The machine recounts will begin at 9 am at the Supervisor of Elections Office in Building C of the Government Center in Viera. The recounts may extend until Thursday, Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott said.
What's more, from the headline-grabbing statewide breeds, a razor-thin margin of six votes in a Melbourne Beach Town Commissioner's race has also triggered a recount machine.
more: Brevard election ballot recounts to begin Tuesday, Melbourne Beach races
– Rick Neale, FLORIDA TODAY
Workers at the Broward County Supervisor of the Election's office. Gov. Rick Scott wants law enforcement to impound the voting machines and ballots when they're not being used during the recount. (Photo: ERIC HASERT / TCPALM)
10 am: GOV. SCOTT WANTS BROWARD MACHINES IMPOUNDED
Gov. Rick Scott wants to enforce Broward County's voting machines when they're not being used during the Florida recount.
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The recount is already secured by the outside and the inside of the world, with both parties and campaigns monitoring the entire process. Once calibration tests are completed on the ballot scanning machines, vote-counting will continue around the clock. So it's unclear when any machines or bales would be "not in use."
– The Associated Press
9:10 AM: RECOUNT IS ON IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
The recount of the bells in St. Lucia County is about to get underway Monday morning after the four counting machines were tested at 8:30 a.m.
One of the lead technicians for St. Lucia County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker said it will take an estimated 22 hours to complete the recount of the 125,243 bales cast in the count.
more: Florida recount: Counting machines tested, St. Lucia County to start by tabulating absentee bales
– Paul Ivice, TCPalm
7:44 am: TRUMP OPENS FIRE ON TWITTER
President Trump weighs Monday morning in the recount, saying Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis should be declared winners.
"An honest vote count is possible – massively infected bots," Trump tweeted early Monday. and that Florida bales from the midterm election were "massively infected."
more: President Trump calls for end to Florida recount, tweeted bales 'massively infected'
Relive the Florida recount through our previous updates:
• On Sunday, nerd counting started in these counties
• Lawyers on Saturday warned against recount
• About those lawsuits that were filed on Friday …
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Florida Democrat Senator Bill Nelson insists that when "every legal ballot is counted, we'll win this election." His comments came amid legal challenges to the tight U.S. Senate race between Nelson and his Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott. (Nov 9)
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In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tallahassee mayor and Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum spoke at a largely African-American church Sunday, warning against vote by Florida's Governor and Senator elections go to a recount. (Nov 12)
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Gov. Rick Scott talks to reporters about his allegations of beating being mishandled in South Florida counties, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.
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