Federal judge rules in two more Florida recount legal challenges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled in two more election-related lawsuits during the night, hours before the start of hand recounts Friday in two statewide races that are too close to call.
Walker denied a Democratic challenge to Florida's voter intent rules governing undervotes and overvotes. He also rejected a request by the League of Women Voters and Common Cause to prevent Gov. Rick Scott from exercising any authority over the recount process.
Walker, recalling Scott's nighttime press conference on the steps of the Governor's Mansion on Nov. 8, described the governor as "careening perilously close to a due process violation."
But he said Scott has not "crossed that line" of exceeding his lawful authority as Florida's chief executive, and he noted that Scott, as the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, has recused himself from certifying Florida's election results.
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