Ballot Destruction & Election Integrity

Our 2016 Democratic primary against Debbie Wasserman Schultz ended with serious concerns about the outcome. Our internal field numbers showed a much different result and so Tim decided to put in a request to inspect the ballots under Florida’s public records statute. The Broward Supervisor of Elections stonewalled us for months, Tim sued them last June, and some months later the Supervisor destroyed the ballots while the lawsuit was pending. The ballot destruction defied the court’s authority, constituted destruction of evidence, violated federal and state laws, and the potential for civil and criminal sanctions. 

• The Case for Ousting Broward's Elections Supervisor
• Brenda Snipes’ Credibility Past Tipping Point | Editorial
• Tim's Response to Sun Sentinel Editorial on Brenda Snipes' Credibility
• Faculty Letter to U.S. Attorney
• South Florida Law Professors Urge U.S. Attorney to Investigate Destruction of Ballots
• Tim Canova calls on Governor Rick Scott to suspend and replace Brenda Snipes as Broward Supervisor of Elections
• Read the latest on the Governor's office's reaction and response to the destruction of the ballots
• Report on the illegal ballot destruction in Politico
• Court Order granting Summary Judgment in Canova v. Snipes
• This 4-minute video of the case, including highlights of the videotaped deposition of the Broward Supervisor of Elections trying to defend her destruction of ballots
• Report on the illegal ballot destruction in the Christian Science Monitor
• Report by Politico: The Florida Governor and Secretary of State are now investigating
• According to election experts, the destruction of the paper ballots makes the scanned images meaningless, as there’s now no way of knowing if some or all of the ballots were replaced

Here are two interviews Tim did concerning the ballot destruction:

• An interview on FOX TV
• And a longer interview on The Jimmy Dore Show now with more than 70,000 YouTube view

The consequences (civil, criminal, political) of the ballot destruction have not yet played out. In addition, we are committed to preventing the possibility of another stolen election by raising  funds for a citizens audit and to be ready to challenge the results in court if need be.