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More than 6000 mail-in ballots in Florida were not counted: officials
the hill ^ | December 10, 2018

Posted on 12/11/2018 1:53:54 AM PST by SMGFan

More than 6,000 mailed ballots in Florida went uncounted in November's midterm elections, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Officials at the Florida Department of State informed a federal judge last week that 6,670 ballots that were mailed in ahead of the November 6 midterm election were left uncounted because they arrived after Election Day.

Ballots mailed inside the U.S. must reach election offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day under current Florida law. It is not yet clear why the ballots did not make it to the election offices on time.

According to The Associated Press, the missing ballots came from 65 of Florida's 67 counties.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: absentee; ballots; florida; post
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To: familyop

If those are local mail-in ballots, yes. Overseas ballots are a different story.


21 posted on 12/11/2018 3:51:39 AM PST by ScottinVA (The most urgent gathering threat to America: the Democrat Party.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Would that even be a valid order? In the context of an election, Trump is the employee and the soldiers are the boss - they as citizens give orders to the government (by voting), not vice versa.


22 posted on 12/11/2018 3:55:37 AM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 2)
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To: SMGFan
if they were mailed on time from 65 different counties , they were in possession of the US POST OFFICE! Would seem like multiple locations "held" these ballots. That seems like multiple people conspired . Does that seem likely? How do we KNOW the ballots were mailed before election day?

As I read it, they arrived at those counties, they were sent in from all over the country.

So what happened was that most of these people probably mailed them late, not allowing time for them to arrive by the shutoff date. Do that with your bills, you pay a penalty. Do that with your insurance, your insurance lapses, and etc..

23 posted on 12/11/2018 3:56:24 AM PST by SirFishalot
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To: familyop

What FAMILYOP says here is accurate. My wife went to California and got her drivers license renewed, and she can legally vote absentee in California. I am registered in 3 States. Not hard at all for Postal Workers to grab these absentee ballots in the mail and use them for mischievous purposes.


24 posted on 12/11/2018 3:59:31 AM PST by rovenstinez
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To: familyop
Just no. Let voters vote exclusively on time and in person. ----

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Agreed. But maybe the day of the vote could be changed to Saturday to make it easier for more WORKING people to vote.

25 posted on 12/11/2018 4:02:35 AM PST by a little elbow grease (Duct tape and cable ties have more worth than pussy hats and resistance.)
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To: SMGFan

Usually they do this on purpose to military ballots, since they tend to break Republican


26 posted on 12/11/2018 4:10:15 AM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: Mark17

Was this for the 2018 election or 2016? The United States is the laughing stock of the entire world.


27 posted on 12/11/2018 4:18:53 AM PST by Machavelli (True God)
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To: SMGFan

The far left Hill pushes another LIE .
The Hill stay out of FL !
Misinformation Dem front group .
Funded by a lefty !


28 posted on 12/11/2018 4:20:41 AM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves)
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To: SMGFan

It’s called Black Ops.


29 posted on 12/11/2018 4:23:22 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: escapefromboston

Most people in the Military are registered in their home state and vote in their home state. How do you propose they get there? Ask for a few days off to travel across the country?


30 posted on 12/11/2018 4:27:10 AM PST by pas
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To: SMGFan

Of the 6,000 ballots, it is said that 769 were for Hillary Clinton but were never opened


31 posted on 12/11/2018 4:27:39 AM PST by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Invade Honduras. Provide a military government)
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To: SMGFan

Is Rick Scott or Ron Desantis doing anything about Broward and Palm Beach county, like putting people in jail for the travesty they caused? Brenda Snipes is still a free woman? How is this possible?


32 posted on 12/11/2018 4:34:13 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: SMGFan

Just more fodder for the Dim mantra...every ballot must be counted.


33 posted on 12/11/2018 4:36:32 AM PST by Heart of Georgia
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To: SMGFan

There is some public confusion about when mail ballots are due. There is a persistent but wrong belief that, like income tax returns being considered timely if postmarked by April 15, mailed ballots will be counted if they have a postmark by election day. Moreover, late military ballots are often counted under special federal rules.


34 posted on 12/11/2018 4:40:46 AM PST by Rockingham
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To: SMGFan
How do we KNOW the ballots were mailed before election day?

Well, there's this thing called "a postmark".

35 posted on 12/11/2018 4:40:51 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: SMGFan

Pretty sad but now FLORIDA = FAILURE


36 posted on 12/11/2018 4:55:58 AM PST by high info voter (Liberal leftists would have "un-friended" Paul Revere!)
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To: KavMan

Naw, we should have another election! //sarc//


37 posted on 12/11/2018 4:56:30 AM PST by richardtavor
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To: SMGFan

More voter fraud.


38 posted on 12/11/2018 4:56:35 AM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: SMGFan

Personally, I don’t think any ballot submitted BEFORE or AFTER election day should be counted. If you want to vote, get your ass out of the fart sack on election day, go down to the polls and vote. Otherwise, forget about it. The majority of voting that goes on before or after election day is fraudulent anyway. IMHO.


39 posted on 12/11/2018 4:59:30 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
At least here in South Florida, much of my mail doesn't receive a cancellation or a postmark.

This election, I didn't receive my absentee ballot.

Last Presidential election, my ballot was rejected because "the signature didn't match".

40 posted on 12/11/2018 5:05:16 AM PST by Does so (If Trump Colluded with Russians, Why Did Hillary Win The Popular Vote?)
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