Posted on 05/26/2020 6:08:29 AM PDT by Moonman62
Multiple shortcomings contributed to a problem-plagued 2018 election in Broward County, many of which were on public display while a national cable TV audience waited for Florida to recount votes in elections for governor and U.S. Senate. A controversial audit 18 months later is now detailing even more failings.
Among the issues raised in the audit:
Half of Broward Countys election precincts reported more ballots cast than the number of voters. Backlogs in processing mail ballots snarled reporting of results.
Confusing ballot design may have led thousands of voters to inadvertently skip an important contest.
Money was wasted on unneeded blank ballots, which werent adequately tracked and were eventually destroyed.
After election day, auditors found the recount was plagued by poor planning, inadequate staffing and equipment, and poor quality control.
Extra votes: Auditors said a little more than half of the countys voting precincts 293 out of 577 had a combined total of 885 more tabulated votes than voters.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
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