'It's impossible' to finish recount by deadline, Palm Beach county election supervisor says

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Source: CNN



By Gregory Krieg, CNN

Updated 5:37 PM ET, Sun November 11, 2018

Florida county unable to meet recount deadline

(CNN)The election overseer for a critical county in Florida confirmed to CNN on Sunday what observers in both parties had begun to predict: There is no way Palm Beach County's machine recount will be finished by the Thursday deadline.

"It's impossible," said Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher in response to CNN asking if officials would be able to finish the full recount on time. The prediction came as a rare point of agreement between Democrats and Republicans in the state, who have engaged in a tense fight since Tuesday's election brought tight margins in statewide races.

Sarah Revell, the communications director for the Florida Department of State, just told CNN's Ana Cabrera that if a county does not submit its results by deadline, "then the results on file at that time take their place." Palm Beach County GOP Chairman Michael Barnett told CNN that the county's inability to meet the deadline would be "good news for Republicans because our candidates are ahead."

"If they're not able to meet the deadline, the secretary of state of Florida may go ahead and certify the elections for our candidates," Barnett said. "In that case, you can bet your butt there will be lawsuits filed everywhere."


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/11/politics/florida-recount-palm-beach-county/index.html