Lawsuit filed against the Town of Davie alleges voter discrimination
Davie, Florida- A lawsuit has been, filed to contest the election for Davie Town Council District 2 pursuant to ss 102.168. The Election, which took place on March 9, 2010, was, beset by numerous irregularities, improprieties, and a multitude of violations of Chapter 102, Florida Statutes, all resulting in reasonable doubt over the accuracy and legitimacy of the results obtained at The Election. Election fraud complaints have been, filed with the state requesting an investigation.
In no way exhaustive, some of the events, which transpired on that day, and in the months preceding and the days following the Election, include the following:
The misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of the allegedly successful candidate Hattan and election workers places in doubt the results achieved on that day raises a reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of the results obtained on Election Day.
Dr. Deborah Brown, among others, observed Hattan, entering one of the primary polling locations, the T009 precinct, to engage in unlawful conversations with poll-workers, a clear violation of F.S. § 102.031.
Hattan was, observed, on numerous occasions, engaging Stevens’ constituency, in an effort to harass them and/or deter them from successfully voting for Stevens.
Individuals, including Woody Clermont, observed that the voting machines experienced a multitude of delays and malfunctions when African-American voters attempted to vote, only to miraculously correct themselves, and begin to function, when white voters entered to use the voting machines. The malfunctioning of the voting machines on the day of The Election raises a reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of the results obtained on Election Day.
Numerous African-American voters, among other potential voters for Stevens, were unlawfully turned away from the polling locations, and denied provisional ballots, in violation of F.S. § 101.048.
After providing election officials with accurate identification at the time of voting, individuals such as Richard Knott were unlawfully asked to sign electronic pads containing the names of other individuals, rather than their own.
The Broward Supervisor of Elections failed to comply with F.S. § 102.24 by failing to securely seal the ballot box or ballot transfer container, thereby jeopardizing the accuracy of the results obtained from The Election.
Hattan failed to comply with the reporting requirements, which are necessary to be eligible for office as more fully alleged in Paragraph five. Hattan’s ineligibility for nomination for the office which is the subject matter of this action, is sufficient grounds to set aside the results of The Election, pursuant to F.S. § 102.168(3)(b).
Sometime in January, only two months prior to The Election, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections, questionably transferred The T10 Precinct from district 2 to district 3, with no notice to Stevens, thereby relocating approximately 500 or more voters, whom Stevens reasonably believes, would have voted for her.
The lawsuit demands judgment and/or declaratory relief against Defendants, and requests that this honorable Court invalidate the alleged results of The Election and compel The Board and /or Broward Election Supervisor, or other Broward County officials, to initiate a new election conducted in a lawful and equitable fashion, and prays for such further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
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