• Broward Deserves a Non-Partisan Supervisor of Elections, someone who represents voters of all parties and affiliations without bias.
• Broward Deserves a Pro-Active Leader who will ensure citizen ownership of our elections and a transparent, participatory democracy.
• Broward Deserves Accountable, Fair, and Accurate Elections where Your Votes are Counted as Intended.

“In my fight for a paper trail for Florida voters, Ellen testified about her experiences in Broward County and some of the problems that have plagued South Florida elections. Ellen has devoted herself to educating people about ways to improve the integrity of our voting systems.”

- Congressman Robert Wexler

All charges dropped against FL Election Integrety Advocate Arrested Last November

Broward County, FL, has dropped all charges against a local Election Integrity advocate whose arrest, described by an election official and other colleagues at the time as "outrageous," was captured on video tape late last year.

Ellen Brodsky, who had been a non-partisan candidate for Supervisor of Elections in last November's election, was arrested at the apparent behest of the office of the county's current Supervisor of Elections --- Brodsky's Democratic opponent in the race --- Dr. Brenda C. Snipes, while trying to view public, post-election counting and canvassing of ballots.

She was charged, at the time, with "disorderly conduct" and "trespassing," forced to spend the night in jail, and not released until nearly 6:00am the next morning, even though her son had posted the required $25 (twenty-five dollar) bail for her by 8:30pm on the evening of her arrest.

The "disorderly conduct" charges were dropped some time later, following the release of a video tape of the incident as posted by The BRAD BLOG in the days following the arrest. The tape, reposted again at the bottom of this article, revealed that Brodsky's conduct had been anything but disorderly when the county police were summoned by Fred Bellis, a deputy election official from Snipes' office, and Brodsky was thrown into handcuffs and hauled away.

While Brodsky's trial on a "trespassing" charge had been set to start today, a last-minute offer to drop all charges, in exchange for admissions by Brodsky that she would not be disruptive in the future, was sent to her last night from Snipes' attorney.

"There was no way I was gonna agree to such demands," Brodsky told The BRAD BLOG today, following the county's dismissal of the court case. "We offered our own compromise," she said. "We will accept a withdraw of all charges, and will, as I've always done, agree to follow Florida law regarding public meetings." It was an oral agreement.

Her attorney, Tanner Andrews, echoed her sentiment. "We agreed to do what we're already doing. We'll obey the law," he explained during a phone call this afternoon. "I could agree not to rob the bank next Sunday and it'd have the same legal effect," he added...

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October 31, 2008 - Absentee Ballot Mismanagement & More The current SOE administration has come under fire for labeling absentee ballot envelopes with voters' party affiliations. Isn't this an invitations for electoral fraud? Read the original article and see how Broward voters are responding on The Daily Pulp.

October 25, 2008 - Analysis of Long Early Voting Lines Sandy Wayland and Lida Rodriguez of the Miami Dade Election Coalition have conducted a study of Broward's Long Lines at Early Voting. The problems they discovered prompted them to write a letter to the current SOE, Brenda Snipes.

The letter also reports serious security and chain of custody problems, with instances of early votes not being identified by the scanners. This is a behooving read - Wayland and Rodriguez have clearly stated the problem and offer sound solutions. Read the letter.

September 16, 2008 - Lawsuit Filed Against Brenda Snipes Ellen Brodsky has filed suit against Brenda Snipes and the Broward County Canvassing Board for concealment of election proceedings.

During the August 31, 2008 election Ellen Brodsky was appointed a citizen election observer to oversee the manual recounts of the Judicial Contest. Upon arrival she was approached by armed police under the employ of Brenda Snipes and was barred from observing the recounts for fear that she might "stand up".

This kind of behavior is not only ethically wrong, it is also illegal. According to the Florida Sunshine Laws, it is against the law to bar citizen observers from public business conducted by government agencies. Read the lawsuit and the additional motion for preliminary injunction.