Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd clarified that the issues facing county election supervisors' websites were not due to any malicious intent but rather technical difficulties with a vendor. He noted that Tallahassee-based VR Systems was experiencing "issues" and did not provide specific details about their nature. Byrd emphasized that despite the website difficulties, the actual voting and vote transmission processes remained unaffected.
Broward Supervisor Joe Scott expressed his dissatisfaction with VR Systems, explaining that they had informed his office of receiving "a lot of traffic" before polls closed. Scott revealed that his team was communicating with the vendor, who acknowledged responsibility for the website problems. He mentioned past similar issues, indicating a pattern with VR Systems, which has prompted Broward County to consider transitioning to a new service provider.
While some counties struggled with website performance, other areas like Miami-Dade reported no problems with VR Systems as their elections website functioned normally during the event. This highlights a disparity in the service reliability provided by the vendor across different jurisdictions.
Despite the challenges faced by county websites on election night, Florida's election infrastructure was largely robust, as Secretary Byrd reassured that all election results were safely managed and transmitted to the Secretary of State's office, confirming the integrity of the election process.
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