As voters across Florida are voting in the GOP presidential primary today, the results are set to be the most talked about state primary returns in the race for the White House thus far.
Just like in typical key swing-state primaries, there have already been reports of voter fraud and election ballot mishaps.
According to Fox Business Reporter Jennifer Eckhart, sources in Florida have told her that Donald Trump has been left off some ballots in a few counties.
Hearing reports from friends in my home state of Florida that @realDonaldTrump is left OFF of voting ballots at various polling stations
— Jennifer Eckhart (@JenniferEckhart) March 15, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Up to 15 people now have called me to complain that Trump is left off their voting ballot in Florida @DonaldJTrumpJr
— Jennifer Eckhart (@JenniferEckhart) March 15, 2016
If you’re a registered voter in Florida and you’ve received a ballot w/ @realDonaldTrump OFF the ballot – contact me. @FoxNews on the story.
— Jennifer Eckhart (@JenniferEckhart) March 15, 2016
On top of the alleged mishap with Trump being left off of Florida ballots, there are also reports of Republican voters being given Independent voter ballots in Jupiter, Florida, causing loads of confusion, Eckhart reported via Twitter.
@realDonaldTrump New reports of registered Republicans in Jupiter County being given Independent ballots causing even more voter confusion
— Jennifer Eckhart (@JenniferEckhart) March 15, 2016
Some observers claim Trump’s name being a no-show on certain ballots was due to confusion in the closed primary.
Your name’s not on their ballots because they are not registered Republicans. This is a surprise? https://t.co/t9mr2KevPQ
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 15, 2016
@maddiethinks @samuraiEighty registered Republicans actually
— Jennifer Eckhart (@JenniferEckhart) March 15, 2016
Just in: Statement from officials in Florida on allegations of Trump not on some ballots: pic.twitter.com/nkySWMIlid
— Shepard Smith (@ShepNewsTeam) March 15, 2016
Florida Secretary of State’s office explained the issue in a late afternoon statement.
“Florida has a closed primary. No party affiliation––if you do not have a party, you do not get a ballot for a Democrat or a Republican. So what people got in Palm Beach County was a local municipal ballot and Donald Trump’s name was not on it.”
But the confusion doesn’t seem like it will die down anytime soon.
In Ohio, the ballots have left voters puzzled as well. In the highly-contested race out of the state primary today, GOP voters apparently must mark their presidential candidate twice on the ballot in order for the vote to be cast properly.
Otherwise, if the voter only marks their pick for president once, the vote does not count, according to Eckhart.
.@JenniferEckhart @Anxie_TEA @EricBolling
OHIO: two places on the ballot MUST be checked to vote for Trump. #OHowIHateOhioState ?
— ✞Trump’s Understudy✞ (@SenatorRonbo) March 15, 2016
Earlier today, BizPac Review reported on the voting nightmares coming out of Florida, where in Orange County, voting precincts were turning away voters as early as 9:30 a.m. because election headquarters had run out of ballots.
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