While Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, refused to extend early voting last week, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher issued a press release Sunday morning offering absentee voting in person in her office without the apparent authority to do so.
“I understand there is a law suit that I haven’t seen yet asking that Miami, Broward and Palm Beach provide in person absentee voting today and tomorrow. Rather than require legal action, our office is taking a proactive position and providing the service so our voters can vote,” said Bucher.
The lawsuit was filed by the state Democratic Party against Bucher, Broward County and Miami-Dade County elections supervisors and Secretary of State Ken Detzner. The lawsuit asks that absentee voting in person be required by a judge until Tuesday’s election because of long lines.
The lawsuit states, “The extensive lines are the result of polling facilities that are inadequate to meet the needs of Florida electors during the early voting period.”
Voters may vote their absentee ballots in person at the main elections office located at 240 S. Military Trail in West Palm Beach. The office will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m on Sunday, Nov. 4 and Monday, Nov. 5.
The state Democratic Party had made requests last week to extend early voting, and have since filed lawsuits for more time in four counties. With waits of up to six hours on Saturday in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, the separate lawsuit was filed seeking additional time.
In a separate report, a judge has ordered an Orange County early voting site to be opened for four hours on Sunday. This action was taken after an election site in that county was closed for several hours while authorities investigated a suspicious package.
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Democrats trying to steal Florida again..
Well just another Deomocrat doing what they please ! Not following the laws. Are we really surprised. This bitch should be fired, she is not able to conduct herself in a way that leads to a honest vote. She has got to go. just another example on how the democrat party is becoming the US communist party!
Takes a lot longer to fabricate votes than the Dems thought! They need more time to recruit more illegals and falseify ID’s. Pathetic. Where is a judge that will shut her down?
Get your facts straight. Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with FL law:
101.6103 :Mail ballot election procedure.— (2) Upon receipt of the ballot the elector shall mark the ballot, place it in the secrecy envelope, sign the return mailing envelope supplied with the ballot, and comply with the instructions provided with the ballot.
The elector shall mail, DELIVER, or have delivered the marked ballot so that it reaches the supervisor of elections no later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election. The ballot must be returned in the return mailing envelope.
It’s legal and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it.
tHE DEADLINE FOR ABSENTEES HAS ALREADY PAST!!!!
Sorry, but you’re wrong. If you mean it’s to late to “get” an absentee ballot, you’re correct. The deadline to have them count however is 7pm, November 6th. Just gotta bring it to the poll with you.
Deadline to REQUEST absentee ballot ended 5 PM on October 31st. Ballots will be accepted until close of polls on election day.
There is so much wrong with this, where does one start? I have heard attorneys are at SOE office now. I am still in shock Bucher won AGAIN in August. But I expect such actions from her. It has been never ending and will continue to be never ending scandal she glides right through getting her way and her candidates in office. It’s who COUNTS the votes….
democrats/ the party of illegals by illegals
This woman needs to be arrested immediately and all the ballots ripped up. A law is a law. The rest of us Floridians had to make arrangements to vote on time so they should too. This is absurd. Why to the Dems always feel they are above the law?!!!
Why didn’t the Republican Party of PALM BEACH COUNTY find someone to run against this hag? I sure hope all the hours upon hours I sacrificed away from my family and all the gas money I spent that I don’t have are not going to be a total waste! Where is Gov Scott on this fiasco? Should we be calling Scott on this?
Who is to say she is not giving out ballots at this point rather than just accepting ones that have previously been given out? I don’t trust her PERIOD!
Not a single word about the lines being due to ill prepared voters who didn’t bother to research the12 amendments prior to showing up.