League of Women Voters urges Gov. Rick Scott to 'remove yourself' from ballot counts

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League of Women Voters urges Gov. Rick Scott to ‘remove yourself’ from ballot counts
The governor and Senate candidate is accused of intentionally politicizing governance of elections in Florida. His campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
By Steve Bousquet Yesterday


TALLAHASSEE — Rick Scott may yet be Florida's next U.S. senator, but his eight-year tenure as the state's 45th governor is not ending well.

The League of Women Voters Florida and Common Cause sent letters to Scott on Saturday calling on him to "immediately relinquish authority and remove yourself from any person or agency responsible for the processing and counting of ballots from the Nov. 6 general election."

The two groups said Scott improperly threatened "a show of force" by asking the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate vote counting in Broward County.

When FDLE found out there were no allegations of voter fraud on file with the Department of State, the agency, which is also under the control of the three Cabinet members, did not open an investigation.

FDLE also noted that Scott did not put his request in writing, a standard procedure in such cases.

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[Roland99]

1. Brava!

[FloridaBlues]

2. Scott won't back done because he is trumps idiot