FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Voters have been steadily moving in and out of precincts across South Florida on Election Day.
What has seemed like a normal Election Day in Broward County was overshadowed by a letter from Tallahassee.
The DeSantis Administration told the Department of Justice that their monitors are not permitted inside polling places in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
Broward County Elections Supervisor Joe Scott provided some clarification.
“It’s not uncommon. It’s very common,” he said.
In fact, Local 10 News learned the Department of Justice has monitored different counties in Florida every election cycle for the past 10 years, including Miami-Dade and Broward separately in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
“They’re not going inside the polling room,” Scott said. “They’re going to stay outside of the polling room.”
As for voter turnout, Scott said there is already a noticeable difference overall but that the numbers are normal.
“Compared to four years ago, I’d say right now we are already ahead of where we were four years ago,” he said. “I wouldn’t say this is exceptional but it’s also not terrible. It’s just sort of typical of an off year election.”
In Miami-Dade County, as of Monday around 30 percent of voters had already cast their ballots, either early or through mail-in voting.
Eyes around the country will be on Miami-Dade because it provides a snapshot of how Hispanics, especially Cuban-Americans, Colombian-Americans, and Venezuelan-Americans are voting.
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