Absentee ballots will be bigger than ever for elections in time of COVID19

Absentee ballots will be bigger than ever for elections in time of COVID19

The use of absentee or mail-in ballots has always been a concern in Miami-Dade, where veteran campaign consultants have manipulated these votes, particularly with elderly voters, for years. But a month from our first election in the time of COVID19, the Aug. 18 absentee vote will likely break records. According to Deputy Supervisor of Elections […]

Possible voter fraud in Doral may have ties to Luigi Boria

Possible voter fraud in Doral may have ties to Luigi Boria

The mayoral runoff in Doral has gotten dirty with campaign ads claiming the corruption of both candidates, incumbent Mayor Luigi Boria and former founding Mayor JC Bermudez. Now we learn that the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is investigating possible voter fraud centered around eight people who registered to vote with an office building as their home address. […]

Boleteras alive and well — and working in the mayor’s office

Boleteras alive and well — and working in the mayor’s office

The private detective that uncovered absentee ballot fraud in the Miami-Dade August 2012 election has nabbed yet another person committing electoral fraud — this time selling “access” to elderly voters, which we have to interpret as access to absentee ballots. Joe Carillo told Ladra Thursday he would give details Friday about his latest sting operation, […]

Two arrests in Homestead absentee ballot fraud case

Two arrests in Homestead absentee ballot fraud case

Almost a year after they were reported to have tampered with the ballots of a Homestead family, two workers from the 2013 mayoral campaign of hotelier Mark Bell, husband of Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda Bell — have been arrested on absentee ballot fraud charges. The Miami-Dade State Attorney Office and the Miami-Dade Police Department announced Thursday the […]

Hialeah State House heir trounces — with absentee ballots

Hialeah State House heir trounces — with absentee ballots

One of the few contested Florida House primaries in Miami-Dade went, as expected, to the anointed heir of the seat vacated by termed out State Rep. Eddy “Here Comes Hialeah” Gonzalez, and with a comfortable lead (read: landslide) of 60% to 40%. But it’s a five point game, not a whooping, if you only look at […]

Absentee ballots beat early votes, but activity quiet

Absentee ballots beat early votes, but activity quiet

UPDATED: The number of absentee ballots returned so far across Miami-Dade for this Aug. 26 primary is 77,500, far less than the 210,000 ABs that have been requested as of Thursday, according to the Miami-Dade Elections Department. But it is almost four times as many votes as in-person ballots cast by early voters. And many think […]

Non candidate mailer warns of absentee ballot fraud

Non candidate mailer warns of absentee ballot fraud

Our mailboxes this week are stuffed with mailers big and small for candidates from the congressional race in District 26 to county commission contests to municipal matchups to judicial jousts to the battle for the property appraiser’s office. But one mailer stands out — because it does not promote any particular candidate. “Absentee voter fraud […]

More absentee ballots on their way to voters today

More absentee ballots on their way to voters today

More than 187,000 absentee ballots were mailed to Miami-Dade voters Tuesday morning. They should arrive in mailboxes by the end of the week. It’s  more than 190,000 if you count the overseas absentees sent earlier this month. That’s up from the 165,000 or so ABs that went out in the 2012 primary, which was more […]

Reward: PBA offers $10K for tips on absentee ballot fraud

Reward: PBA offers $10K for tips on absentee ballot fraud

Days before thousands of Miami-Dade voters get absentee ballots for a number of key races in the August 26 primary, the Police Benevolent Association announced is a $10,000 reward Thursday to anyone who brings them information on absentee ballot fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction. The concern they have, shared by others, is that […]

Hialeah Housing takes in new crop of AB voters, er residents

Hialeah Housing takes in new crop of AB voters, er residents

The Hialeah Housing Authority opened its process again last week for folks to apply for Section 8 housing in the City of Retrogress and got so many applicants, the website shut down. The city has extended the deadline until today. But what city officials are really doing is creating a whole new crop of absentee […]