Broward Election Chief Urges 1.1 Million Voters to Hand-Deliver Ballots as Mail Delays Stretch 2 Weeks
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 1
Broward Election Chief Urges 1.1 Million Voters to Hand-Deliver Ballots as Mail Delays Stretch 2 Weeks
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 1
Summary
Broward County elections supervisor Joe Scott told voters to use early-voting sites or hand-deliver mail ballots, saying it is now too late to rely on USPS before Florida’s 7 p.m. Election Day receipt deadline.
Dozens of voters reported completed ballots taking more than two weeks to reach the elections office, Scott said, far longer than the roughly two days the return trip should take.
Scott said concerns began late last month after mailed ballots went out and community leaders flagged missing deliveries in Hallandale Beach, where a vast majority of ballots were hit by significant delays.
The warning carries weight in Broward, a frequent Florida swing county with about 1.1 million active voters, while the Postal Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment.