The supervisor of elections for Broward County, Florida — Brenda Snipes — who has faced national scrutiny in recent days for her county’s chaotic performance during the recount in the Florida Senate and gubernatorial races, resigned on Sunday, The Sun Sentinel reported.
The letter suggested Snipes — who has served as Broward supervisor of elections for 15 years — was interested in spending more time with her family, according to an attorney from the office who spoke to the Sun Sentinel. It was not clear what her formal date of resignation would be.
Her county’s performance during the most recent recount — which was delayed by faulty machines and missing ballots, prompting Gov. Rick Scott (R) to make unsubstantiated allegations of voting fraud — is just the latest in a string of mismanaged election issues in Broward under her supervision.
Most notably, Snipes was widely criticized for destroying ballots from the 2016 primary 10 months too early. A circuit judge ruled that Snipes’ office violated state and federal laws when she destroyed the ballots after 12 months instead of the 22 months required.
