Florida Sec. of State Detzner orders statewide machine recount
Key Points(5)
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">A release from the office of Florida’s Secretary of State indicated the first unofficial set of returns for the U.S.
- Senate, Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture races in Floridahas met the statutory threshold to trigger a machine recount.
- As required under Florida law, a statewide machine recount has been ordered by the Secretary of State.
- </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The results of the machine recount (also referred to as the second unofficial set of returns) are due no later than 3 p.m.
- (2013), and </span><a href="https://dos.myflorida.com/media/699991/1s-2031.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rule 1S-2.031</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Fla.
A release from the office of Florida’s Secretary of State indicated the first unofficial set of returns for the U.S. Senate, Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture races in Floridahas met the statutory threshold to trigger a machine recount. As required under Florida law, a statewide machine recount has been ordered by the Secretary of State.
The results of the machine recount (also referred to as the second unofficial set of returns) are due no later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 15 to the Florida Department of State.
Florida’s timeline for the reporting and certification of election results, which includes the process for possible recounts for any races on the ballot, is available in detail on the Division of Elections website.
For additional background information on the recount process, please see Sections 102.141(7) and 102.166, Fla. Stat. (2013), and Rule 1S-2.031, Fla. Admin. Code.
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