{"id":107909,"date":"2018-11-10T15:56:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T19:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=107909"},"modified":"2018-11-10T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T19:56:21","slug":"why-the-mystery-box-controversy-during-the-broward-county-vote-counting-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=107909","title":{"rendered":"Why the mystery box controversy during the Broward County vote counting process?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Four Broward Recounts Approved Amid Mystery Box Controversy; Elections Supervisor Under Fire<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Update:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Broward County has reportedly approved recounts in four Florida races, according to CNN. As a noon\u00a0deadline on Saturday to submit the election results approached, former GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis led Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum by less than 5%, which would require a machine recount.<\/p>\n<p>In the race for Senate, Gov. Rick Scott&#8217;s lead over Democratic incumbant Bill Nelson had shrunk to less than .25 percent\u00a0&#8211; which would require a hand recount of all ballots unable to be tabulated by machine.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>After a Florida Judge ordered Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes to allow for the\u00a0<strong>immediate inspection of\u00a0tens of thousands of\u00a0ballots suddenly\u00a0found after Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson lost to Republican Gov. Rick Scott<\/strong>, Snipes failed to abide by a 7 PM deadline set\u00a0at the emergency hearing. Instead, workers were\u00a0filmed by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)\u00a0<strong>shuffling boxes\u00a0into a truck, before he was forcibly removed by a police officer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: I took this video as the riot police removed me from where trucks were secretly loading stuff in\/out of Broward Supervisors office. All this while they are violating constitutional rights &amp; a court order! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrowardCounty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrowardCounty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbxyKRde4f\">pic.twitter.com\/DbxyKRde4f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1061097579356807168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier:<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1061097579356807168\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1061097579356807168\" data-twitter-event-id=\"12\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1061097579356807168\" data-tweet-id=\"1061097579356807168\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andrew Pollack recorded this video today at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office where ballots are being counted.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows multiple big box trucks pulling up to the building&#39;s loading dock.<\/p>\n<p>What is being shipped in or out of the facility? Why? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lMvHRyQBRT\">pic.twitter.com\/lMvHRyQBRT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1061092996018405377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The scene was reminiscent of election night, when Broward County election officials were seen shuffling mystery boxes into a rented truck.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1061092996018405377\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1061092996018405377\" data-twitter-event-id=\"11\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward cards-multimedia customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 100.0000%\">\n<div class=\"NaturalImage-ctaOverlay PlayButton PlayButton--centered\" data-scribe=\"element:play_button\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caught On Video: Concerned citizen sees ballots being transported in private vehicles &amp; transferred to rented truck on Election night. This violates all chain of custody requirements for paper ballots. Were the ballots destroyed &amp; replaced by set of fake ballots? Investigate now! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GUPZnz7Gny\">pic.twitter.com\/GUPZnz7Gny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Canova (@Tim_Canova) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Canova\/status\/1060575611868114944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gaetz vowed earlier to hold Snipes in contempt for missing the 7PM deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid722054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lTirVxpf-Jo?start=105\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The court was asked to intervene in a tight race for US Senate between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott, after tens of thousands of ballots mysteriously appeared in Broward County, and another 15,000 in Palm Beach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p>Lawyers for Snipes have argued that such a quick response would\u00a0<strong>interfere with the count,\u00a0<\/strong>while\u00a0Rep. Bill Nelson has accused Republicans of trying to deny him a seat which he believes he will keep once all the votes are counted.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have conversely\u00a0accused Democrats of trying to steal the election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You mean they are just now finding votes in Florida and Georgia \u2013 but the Election was on Tuesday? Let\u2019s blame the Russians and demand an immediate apology from President Putin!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1060924708101644288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is Brenda Snipes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Snipes has a sordid history in her 15-years on the job. In May 2018 a judge ruled that she violated federal and state laws\u00a0<b>by destroying ballots in a 2016 Congressional race\u00a0<\/b>in\u00a0Tim Canova&#8217;s bid to unseat\u00a0<strong>Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz<\/strong>\u00a0in the Democratic primary race.<\/p>\n<p>In August, 2018 a Judge ordered Snipes to\u00a0<strong>stop opening mail-in ballots\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/florida\/story\/2018\/08\/13\/judge-sides-with-florida-gop-in-absentee-ballot-dispute-with-broward-county-555553\">in secret<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Snipes&#8217; office &#8220;accidentally&#8221; posted the results of an election\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/miami.cbslocal.com\/2016\/08\/31\/state-elections-chief-calls-broward-mishap-unacceptable\/\">30 minutes before<\/a>polls closed at 7 p.m., which was blamed on a private contractor.<\/p>\n<p>More:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5. She was sued for leaving amendments off of ballots <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2MPXjBVYV\">https:\/\/t.co\/j2MPXjBVYV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1061116182122512384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"4\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1061116182122512384\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"9\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<p><span class=\"CallToAction-text\" data-scribe=\"element:conversation_text\"><a class=\"CallToAction-icon CallToAction\" title=\"View the conversation on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1061116182122512384\" data-scribe=\"section:cta component:news\">272 people are talking about this<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6. Snipes claimed she didn&#39;t have money to notify voters when their absentee ballot expired <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/koT5Msifb6\">https:\/\/t.co\/koT5Msifb6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1061117283819380736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Snipes is being backed by\u00a0Bernie Sanders &#8211; who was admonished\u00a0by Tim Canova for supporting the woman who destroyed ballots in his bid to unseat Wasserman Schultz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-error\" data-lang=\"en\" data-twitter-extracted-i1541878102945629637=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">We\u2019re talking about Brenda Snipes who has been dishonest in the destruction of our ballots &amp; counting votes outside the canvassing board? Both are illegal and anti-Demicratic!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ofEzFgFT2L\">http:\/\/t.co\/ofEzFgFT2L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Canova (@Tim_Canova)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Canova\/status\/1061136209806794757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Gaetz, meanwhile, is being called a racist for trying to figure out what exactly is going on in Broward County.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now everyone who doesn\u2019t want voter fraud is a racist. Guys, this race-baiting strategy failed in the elections. Give it up already. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OpI0VwPDUl\">https:\/\/t.co\/OpI0VwPDUl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1061063779910344704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-11-10\/mystery-broward-ballots-shuffled-trucks-rep-matt-gaetz-forcibly-removed-while\">http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-11-10\/mystery-broward-ballots-shuffled-trucks-rep-matt-gaetz-forcibly-removed-while<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Broward Recounts Approved Amid Mystery Box Controversy; Elections Supervisor Under Fire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107909\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}