report it out. there s clearly some incompetence going on in broward miami dade in 2000. but here in broward, they have not solved their problems. this is what causes people to have the excuse to go out because they can t seem to get the ballots counted in a timely way that give people confidence in the process. we know the history. the debacle of 2000, the whole hanging chad, is it poked through, is it not? and here we are again talking about florida. now we re beginning at the stages of this machinery count. how did we end up here? well, listen, it s frustrating, i ll agree with rick. we went through this in 2000. dade county has actually become a model. they learned their lesson in 20 2000. i was joking on twitter that
we don t know how many votes are out there. we don t know for sure. and there s a manuel recount verses a machinery count is there going to be a manuel recount in the senate race? i would think so based on what i am seeing. let s look at the ballot. what you see on the left-hand side of the screen, all that in the top left, those are instructions before you get to your choice for, i guess, senate. so that does seem confusing. this is an epic face palm. the last place on earth there should be a ballot design problem is broward county. we have done that and they have the scars to prove it. that is, if it s one of the issues, the technical term for
whether it will be a hand recount or a machinery count. al he says scott is flailing and worried about losing his lead. looking at these ladies and these ballots, it is flashbacks to 2000 all over again. thank you, gentlemen, so much. michael smerconish with me now. michael, do you remember where you were in 2000? you know what i remember? i remember that our 5 or 6-year-old son, our eldest son was coming home every day from a montessori classroom looking at me looking at cnn and he would say to me day after day, dad, are they still counting the ballots in florida? today he s 24 and getting a masters at oxford. go figure. time flies. well done, pops.
an argument to be made for 3% of voters in the county, didn t see it, forgot to do it. thank you for that. i m doomed we re all doomed to live 2000 florida for the rest of our lives. i will be 80 years old. yeah. no chads. i ll be watching a florida recount. thank you very much. i m joined now by a man who knows all about recounts in florida, barry richard, the former lead recount attorney for 2000 and the gubernatorial campaign. where do things sand for the gillum-desantis race and mandatory state recount? i think as was commented on a few minutes ago, the statute require as machinery count if the margin is under half a percent, it requires a manual recount if it s under a quarter percent.
2000 and the gubernatorial campaign. where do things sand for the gillum-desantis race and mandatory state recount? i think as was commented on a few minutes ago, the statute require as machinery count if the margin is under half a percent, it requires a manual recount if it s under a quarter percent. the last time i checked with mr. gillum s situation, the margin was under a half a percent, but over a quarter percent. that s my understanding of the current situation. that would require the state would then require a machine recount of those votes. do you are you satisfied that all the votes have been counted or are there more outstanding votes you want to make sure do get counted? i don t know what the situation is on the uncounted votes.