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The machine and likely hand recounts could come on Friday after Broward County Commissioner leads Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick by just 12 votes in the Democrat primary for the late Alcee Hastings' Congressional seat.

The machine and likely hand recounts could come on Friday after Broward County Commissioner leads Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick by just 12 votes in the Democrat primary for the late Alcee Hastings' Congressional seat.

The machine and likely hand recounts could come on Friday after Broward County Commissioner leads Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick by just 12 votes in the Democrat primary for the late Alcee Hastings' Congressional seat.

The machine and likely hand recounts could come on Friday after Broward County Commissioner leads Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick by just 12 votes in the Democrat primary for the late Alcee Hastings' Congressional seat.

Tonight, florida elections supervisors writing an open letter to voters pushing back on baseless claims of election fraud in the 2020 election, and warning quote the integrity of our democracy has been challenged by misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation that shows discord and undermines trust in americans electoral process. it comes as these elections officials including my next guest -- a republican -- are urging politicians from both parties to denounce these lies and stand up for...

Officials, secretary of state and others, are people who are trained to oversee elections. that is their job, to do that. now what you see in these states like texas, arizona, georgia, theyre putting it in the hands of legislatures, the political legislatures. >> reporter: case in point. georgias election integrity act of 2021. 98 pages long. it was signed in law in march by governor brian cam ep repeating that republican mantra. >> it bill makes it easy to vote and hard to cheat. >> reporter: a...

Vote and hard to cheat. >> reporter: among its provisions? it strips power from the georgia secretary of state, and allows lawmakers to intervene in how counties administer and count the vote. >> sounds like it makes it easier for the politicians to cheat. >> you could have that perception. you are going to have your i.d. with you. >> reporter: tiny adams is herd county, georgias elections supervisor. >> i believe its a massive power grab. the secretary of state has been removed as a voting memb...

How counties administer and count the vote. >> sounds like it makes it easier for the politicians to cheat. >> you could have that perception. youre going to have your i.d. with him. >> herd county georgias elections supervisor. >> i believe its a massive power grab. the secretary of state has been removed as a voting member of the state election board. >> basically tossing the secretary of state aside for a political person. >> exactly. >> reporter: in arizona, republican legislators have made ...

Working to safe guard u.s. democracy. >> what you have with local officials, secretaries of states and others are people who are trained to over see elections. thats their job to do that. now what you see in these states like texas, arizona, georgia is theyre starting to pull that back and put it in the hands of the legislatures, the political legis legislatures. >> georgias election integrity act of 2021, 98 pages long. it was signed into law in march by governor brian kemp repeating that repub...

New leader heads Coffee Co. Elections Board after forced resignations By Gabrielle Ware | April 15, 2021 at 7:29 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 8:04 PM DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - Coffee County now has a new elections supervisor. The former supervisor resigned “in lieu of termination.” James Barnes is now the new elections supervisor. He told Former Elections Supervisor, Misty Martin, and former Elections Assistant, Jil Ridlehoover resigned in February. The board says the two did this to avo...