In Fiscal Year 2019, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections requested and the Board of County Commissioners approved an adopted budget of $9,259,050 for the November 2018 General Election. The election results for U.S Senate, Florida Governor, and the Commissioner of Agriculture all fell within a 0.5% or less margin of victory. Per state law, the Florida Secretary of State ordered manual recounts for the Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture races and a machine recount for the Florida Governor race. The Fiscal Year 2019 Adopted Budget for the November 2018 General Election did not include funds for expenses incurred during the recount. After review, the Supervisor of Elections determined an additional $1,431,387 is needed to fully cover the cost of the election and the unbudgeted expenses arising from the recount.
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