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PBC elections supervisor among officials scrambling to comply with new voting law


PBC elections supervisor among officials scrambling to comply with new voting law
Jeffrey Schweers and Andrew Marra
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Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link speaks to members of the media at the Supervisor of Elections Voting Equipment Service Center in Riviera Beach Tuesday November 3, 2020.
Florida’s new election law wraps up county supervisors in burdensome and contradictory red tape, more duties and responsibilities that will cause unforeseen financial costs, and financial penalties for noncompliance, elections officials said.
And, they added, it will make it harder for people to vote by mail and get those votes tabulated by the deadline set down in state elections law. ....

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Palm Beach County elections supervisor scrambles to comply with new voting law


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Jeffrey Schweers and Andrew Marra
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Florida’s new election law wraps up county supervisors in burdensome and contradictory red tape, more duties and responsibilities that will cause unforeseen financial costs, and financial penalties for noncompliance, elections officials said.
And, they added, it will make it harder for people to vote by mail and get those votes tabulated by the deadline set down in state elections law.
Not only did the new law make cumbersome changes, it took the unusual step of making them effective immediately.
That, said Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link, has only compounded the complications elections offices are dealing with. ....

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Florida elections supervisors scramble to comply with new voting law


They say it violates the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. One lawsuit said the law is discriminatory and will disproportionately disenfranchise Black, Hispanic, disabled and elderly voters.
Personally, I’m still processing. Obviously the court cases are front and center. But all of the nuances, I’m still digging into, said Wesley Wilcox, supervisor of the Trump-leaning Marion County and the incoming president of the statewide supervisors association.
Florida s new voting law unclear over signature verification
The new law is unclear about the signature verification process for mail-in ballots, Earley said. The law requires a “reasonable access to review ballot materials” before canvassing or voter tabulations, but doesn’t provide more specific guidance than that, he said.  ....

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