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Broward Blames Slow Poke System For Voting Delays

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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) -- The votes are counted in Broward County but not without some bumps. It took longer than some liked.

Broward results came in slower than other counties in Florida.

It turns out, it was the system.

Broward has 577 precincts and each had a jump drive they had to physically drive to one of 16 regional sites to send in.

Drive times and lines caused it to take longer than expected.

"I don't want to use the word delay. You know we're getting everything processed and it just takes time. When you got a paper element and a manual feature, it takes time to get it done," said Dr. Brenda Snipes, Broward's Supervisor of Elections.

Snipes told CBS4's Ted Scouten a new system should be in place by the 2018 elections. The new system would allow each precinct to submit results directly.

Despite the delay, good news came out of the county. Broward voters went to the polls in record numbers. More than 844,000 people voted in the county. That's the highest number in Broward's history.

But when you look at the percent of registered voters, it falls short of a record. About 71.6 of registered voter cast their ballots. The all-time high was 73.4 percent in 2008.

Click here to read more about Campaign 2016.

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