skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Monday, March 18, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Report says a second Trump term would add 4 billion tons of climate pollution; Trump predicts a bloodbath for the country if he is defeated in November's election; Nevada leaders discuss future of IVF, abortion in the Silver State; and anglers seek trawler buffer zone as Atlantic herring stock declines.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

Florida Recount: Fireworks, but No Evidence of Voter Fraud

play audio
Play

Monday, November 12, 2018   

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Delays, mistakes, the addition of rejected absentee ballots, and now, technical malfunctions are all fueling a flurry of legal action in the statewide recount in three of Florida's biggest races.

Claiming possible fraud against election supervisors in Broward and Palm Beach counties, the Republican Party of Florida also accused Broward supervisor, Brenda Snipes, of "incompetence and gross mismanagement." Attorney Len Collins, who is representing the GOP in the state, said he sued the same office on behalf of a Democratic candidate when physical ballots were destroyed after the 2016 election and only digital copies were saved. The court ruled that violated state law.

Now in his role representing the Republicans, Collins said it's in everyone's best interest to ensure the process works according to the law.

"Above the politics, outside of any of this stuff, count fairly and you get a result. That's how that should work, without any of this stuff,” Collins said. “And it's just not, it's not working here. And it's not working in Palm Beach County, either. "

Collins spoke on The Rotunda Podcast.

Snipes said Saturday all ballots have been processed and she's addressing requests and questions as they come in. Both the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida Department of State have said they've received no credible allegations of fraud or criminal activity.

In his bid for U.S. Senate, Gov. Rick Scott filed another suit on Sunday against Snipes, seeking to impound and secure all voting machines, tallying devices and ballots. The suit claims Snipes' office repeatedly failed to account for the number of ballots left, and Collins said he thinks the history of problems justifies the added scrutiny.

"Folks deserve to be able to trust that the elections process is fair and impartial, and treats everyone the same,” Collins said.

As Republicans urge their Democratic opponents to concede, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and Sen. Bill Nelson have argued each vote should be counted. Groups such as the League of Women Voters and Common Cause are calling on Gov. Scott to recuse himself from decisions involving the Florida recounts because of his personal investment in one of the races.


get more stories like this via email

more stories
Corporate partners sign contracts to offer a graduate assistantship and pay the students. In turn, MSU pays the graduate assistant's tuition, fees and salary, so the assistantship is directly tied to the academic experience. (pressmaster/Adobe Stock)

play sound

By Victoria Lim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Missouri News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Service Col…


Social Issues

play sound

A new report brands Connecticut's tax system as "regressive" for low- to middle-income residents and uses a report from the state to make its point…

Environment

play sound

Backers of a new federal rule said it will increase fairness for livestock and poultry producers, in North Carolina and across the country. The U.S…


A study by the advocacy group Inseparable showed one in five adults said at any given time, they consider their mental health to be either 'fair' or 'poor.' (Adobe Stock)

Health and Wellness

play sound

Mental health care advocates are encouraging federal agencies to adopt a proposed update to regulations which would expand access to psychological car…

Social Issues

play sound

With hotter summers bringing hotter working conditions, the Maryland Department of Labor is implementing a heat stress standard to protect workers …

Environment

play sound

Recreational fishermen in New England say commercial trawlers are threatening the survival of smaller businesses relying on a healthy stock of Atlanti…

Social Issues

play sound

Women are treated much differently than men by the criminal justice system, according to a new report detailing how and why mass incarceration is …

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021