Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R). Image via screengrab.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott suspended Broward County Elections Superintendent Brenda Snipes on Friday evening before her slated early retirement in January -- and allegedly did so to "punish" her.
Politico reported that, according to a person close to the matter, Scott made the decision to suspend Snipes ahead of her Jan. 4 retirement date because he felt she should be punished for "running such a bad shop for so long."
“It was a long time coming,” a source familiar with Scott’s process and decision told Politico. “Snipes had it coming to her.”
The outgoing governor and newly-elected senator is replacing Snipes with Pete Antonacci, his longtime "fixer" who's been appointed to three other positions, the report noted.
