BREAKING: Florida recount: Judge to order PBC recount extension to Nov. 20

[RockaFowler]

Source: Palm Beach Post

A Leon County circuit judge is expected to issue an order today extending the deadline for recounts in Palm Beach County on state races in question to Nov. 20, about five days after the original 3 p.m. Thursday deadline.

The order would include extending the recounting of votes in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott, the governor’s race between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum, the race for agriculture commissioner between Democrat Nikki Fried and Republican Matt Caldwell, and the race for state House District 89 between Democrat Jim Bonfiglio and Republican Mike Caruso.

The extension comes out of a lawsuit filed by Bonfiglio, who is losing to Caruso by 37 votes. Bonfiglio told The Palm Beach Post on Tuesday afternoon that he was in a conference call with circuit Judge Karen Gievers around 1 p.m. during a case management conference concerning the lawsuit he filed to extend the deadline to allow time for a recount in his race.

Bonfiglio, the former mayor of Ocean Ridge, said he asked the judge to extend all the races or put his race first since his race would require less time to recount. He said the judge decided to extend all the races.

Read more: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20181113/breaking-florida-recount-judge-to-order-pbc-recount-extension-to-nov-20?fbclid=IwAR0eatNDZ7C8o9e1wqksJUkoV2AQ3o62U9lwSfd9LRKryzEvEfcsdF2ANQo

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This is great news for all of us in Florida - COUNT THE VOTES!

[Honeycombe8]

1. OMG. Things are going so well right now. I'm enjoying it!

Well, they could be going better, of course. No need for a recount because our guys won in a landslide. But I'll take second best.

[sandensea]

2. I can just hear Rick the Lizard now:

"Declare martial law now, Mr. President!"

"Hmm. Ya think I can get away with something like that?"

" Why not, dammit! Look at how much else you've gotten away with!"

[peekaloo]

21. He filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough Co. yesterday.

He's not happy because his people have to observe the recount from behind a glass window and "they can't hear what the workers are saying." as reported by the local CBS affiliate.

We may be stuck with DeRacist but I'm really hoping Scott gets his arse handed to him.

[sandensea]

22. Thanks for the update, peekaloo.

I'm not surprsed. Anything to win.

[Eric J in MN]

3. Good. There shouldn't be short deadlines

...for a FL recount in the first place.

A recount order based on an election bring within .5 should by law include three weeks to do it.

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. All deadlines are arbitrary anyway

There's nothing wrong with having a deadline as a target date, but expecting counties with a million or more voters to get recounts done by the same time as a county with 100K or less is just stupid.

[MichMan]

26. They shouldn't have one at all; they are done when they are done counting

I don't care if it takes 90 days

[BigmanPigman]

4. ...

[flamingdem]

5. Very good news

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Good to see you too!

[Joe Nation]

6. Lord Voldemort is going to throw a fit

Nagini is bound to crawl out of the Everglades and seek vengeance for this.

[leftieNanner]

10. Not to worry

She's been caught.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/11/08/burmese-python-south-florida-record/1929455002/

[BumRushDaShow]

7. This just PBC from what I understand.

Broward claims they will meet the deadline. Let's hope so.

[ailsagirl]

9. Excellent!!!

[iluvtennis]

11. Good - All Votes Should Be Counted

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Things are looking up, DUers!

Thanks for the post, RockaFowler.

Kicking.

♡ lmsp

[babylonsister]

13. YES! Scott must be apoplectic!! nt

[lostnfound]

14. Is Broward going to finish in time? Nt

[Historic NY]

15. Boom...

55% of Florida’s registered Democrats live in just 7 counties: Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange, Duval, and Pinellas.

[Yosemito]

16. I'm mostly interested in the signature mismatch lawsuit

There are no standards as to what constitutes a matching signature, and the election workers are not trained for that.

[JudyM]

20. Exactly, Yosemito.

Welcome to DU.

[duforsure]

17. Trump will attack any judges that rule against what he wants done

Then by his decree will try to make it stop, or take it higher where he can rig it with corrupted judges , like he's done before.

[LiberalFighter]

19. If they can't get the votes counted in the time alloted then maybe more time is needed.

[dalton99a]

23. Good.

[lark]

24. That's just Palm Beach county, right?

We need the same thing for Broward. I hope Nelson's suit to have all the ballots counted in this state is still in process. Does anyone know about that?

[red dog 1]

25. Kick