Broward elections chief urges voters to vote early amid mail ballot concerns

Broward County’s top elections official is urging voters to consider voting early in person instead of relying on vote-by-mail ballots amid concerns about delays involving the U.S. Postal Service. Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott said his office has received complaints from voters who say they never received their requested vote-by-mail ballots. Other voters who mailed completed ballots back have reported tracking information showing their ballots sitting at Postal Service facilities instead of making their way to the elections office. Broward voter Joseph Baptiste is among those concerned about where his ballot may be. “I’m 73 years old now. I came in to this country when I was 23. I have never seen anything like that,” Baptiste said. Scott said the problems have become serious enough that he is recommending voters use early voting rather than risk potential mail delays. “The Postal Service, the quality of the service, has just dropped tremendously,” Sco