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Thu Nov 3, 2016, 10:45 AM Nov 2016

Law Enforcement Presence at Florida Election Spot After ProPublica Report of Hecklers

I've seen a couple people posting about the Trump supporters who were hollering through a bullhorn and generally being asses during early voting in Florida, so I thought I'd post the update. Electionland is a project of ProPublica to gather stories about problems at the polls through election day.


Law Enforcement Presence at Florida Election Spot After ProPublica Report of Hecklers
https://projects.propublica.org/electionland/florida/law-enforcement-makes-calmer-day-west-palm-beach/

...The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said deputies will remain at the site through Election Day. On Election Day, uniformed officers will be at the supervisor’s office as well as at every other polling place in the county, spokeswoman Therese Barbera said.

Lee Skinner, a Hillary Clinton supporter who said she was among those who called in complaints on Tuesday, said the deputies’ presence had changed the atmosphere at the voting location.

“Oh yes, it was much better today,” she said, adding that the plan for officers to return daily was “welcome news.”

Skinner said the woman with the bullhorn did not return on Wednesday and that, while there were occasional disruptions from Trump supporters, the day was far calmer than previous days.

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