Susan Bucher, the supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County, Fla., was suspended on Friday by the state’s new governor, Ron DeSantis, after problems in her county contributed to chaos during the state’s midterm election recount. DeSantis said that Ms. Bucher had demonstrated incompetence and neglect of duty, resulting in systemic problems that prevented Palm Beach County from completing a state-mandated recount until Dec. 26. “Palm Beach County stands alone in that level of ineptitude.”Gov. DeSantis appointed Wendy Sartory Link, a West Palm Beach lawyer and Republican, to replace Ms. Bucher, a Democrat who was halfway through a four-year term. At the news conference Friday, Ms. Link said she will serve out the remainder of Ms. Bucher’s term but does not plan to run for election in 2020.

Source: New York Times January 18, 2019 21:56 UTC