Author Topic: Bill Nelson Campaign Files Lawsuit To Extend Florida Recount Deadline  (Read 227 times)

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TPM by Caitlin MacNeal 11/13/2018

Sen. Bill Nelson’s (D-FL) Senate campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday seeking to extend the Thursday deadline for county election officials statewide to complete a machine recount.

In the lawsuit, lawyers representing the Democrats argue that officials in certain parts of Florida will not be able to complete a machine recount by Thursday and that such an incomplete recount would violate the Constitution.

More: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/nelson-lawsuit-florida-recount-deadline