After all the chaos she’s caused as election supervisor of Broward County, Brenda Snipes finally admits it’s time for her to move on from the job, despite having another 2 years in her term:
FOX NEWS – A day after Jeb Bush called for her to resign, Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes said “it is time to move on” from her role overseeing the Florida county office.
Snipes, 75, has been facing mounting criticism as Florida’s Senate and gubernatorial elections have been locked in a ballot-counting battle.
Elected in 2016 to a four-year term, Snipes she thinks she’s “served the purpose that I came here for, which was to provide a credible election product for our members,” the Sun-Sentinel reported.
Bush, a former Republican presidential candidate and governor of Florida, tweeted on Monday that Snipes should no longer serve in her role overseeing Broward’s elections.
“There is no question that Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes failed to comply with Florida law on multiple counts, undermining Floridians’ confidence in our electoral process,” Bush said. “Supervisor Snipes should be removed from her office following the recounts.”
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., also suggested Snipes should be removed, telling reporters last week: “She’s certainly a candidate for removal. … This is not one bad cycle, this is a pattern.”
Bush asked Snipes to become supervisor in 2003, and she been elected to the role four times since.
As much as I’d like to snipe at her for causing this mess and then suggesting she’s gonna resign, I think it’s most definitely for the best. Now DeSantis can pick someone who will handle it much better. Even if they don’t get reelected, they will at least be able to finish her term, which includes 2020.
In very much related news, Snipes is saying that all of her ballots will absolutely be counted by Thursday:
“We have a staff that’s highly trained. ... We’ve set the goal of making sure that all of our information is in according to the schedule.” Brenda Snipes, Broward Co. supervisor of elections, says all of her ballots will "absolutely" be counted by Thursday https://t.co/6F5NmJQVP5 pic.twitter.com/CKthoi0IRO
— CNN (@CNN) November 14, 2018
This paper ballot madness must stop. There’s no reason they shouldn’t be using electronic voting machines, and now that Snipes is leaving, hopefully the new supervisor can make that happen.