Article snippet: Broward County, Fla., election chief Brenda Snipes submitted her resignation on Sunday after weeks of criticism from Republican officials who accused her of illegal activity during the Florida recounts, according to multiple reports. A Snipes representative confirmed the initial report to NBC 6 on Sunday. The Sun Sentinel was first to report the development. Snipes fielded criticism from 2,040 ballots that had been included in the first vote count but not in the machine recount, The Sun Sentinel reported. "If you look at Broward County, they have had a horrible history," Trump told reporters at the White House earlier in the month. "And if you look at the person, in this case a woman, involved, she has had a horrible history, and all of the sudden they’re finding votes out of nowhere and Rick Scott, who won, you know it was close, who won by a comfortable margin, every couple of hours it goes down by a little bit.” He added "bad things are going on in Broward County." He did not offer evidence for his claims. A federal judge last week encouraged both parties to "ramp down the rhetoric" around the Florida recount, saying that some of the allegations publicized had not been substantiated by evidence. Florida law enforcement has so far not seen evidence of criminal conduct in the election. Snipes faced allegations of misconduct during previous elections in 2004 and 2016, NBC 6 noted. The Broward County elections office also faced scrutiny for sending out a samp... Link to the full article to read more