A judge just slapped down Republicans' claims of fraud in Florida amid an increasingly chaotic recount

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November 12, 2018 11:43 PM

A Florida judge denied Gov. Rick Scott's request that law enforcement seize ballots and voting equipment when they're not being used.

A Florida judge denied Gov. Rick Scott's request that law enforcement seize and monitor ballots and voting equipment when they're not being used in the state's midterm recount effort.

"I don't think I have any evidence to enter a mandatory injunction right now," Judge Jack Tuter said on Monday in response to Scott's Sunday suit. "If someone in this county has evidence of fraud or irregularities, they should report it to a law enforcement office."

Tuter also requested that both Democrats and Republicans

Scott — who his leading Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in the Senate race by

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