Republicans and Democrats are set for key legal battles in Florida as the recount continues in the state's Senate and gubernatorial races, CNN is reporting.
The two sides will meet in federal court in Tallahassee on Wednesday in hopes of getting a major ruling on vote counting in the state. Democrats are seeking to invalidate a law requiring voters' signatures on provisional and mail-in ballots to match those on file. Republicans are hoping to keep the law in place.
The case is just part of an overall legal strategy by the Democrats to fight certain vote counting laws in the state. Democrats have filed at least four lawsuits looking to extend the time counties need for the recount or to permit some disputed ballots.
"All of these cases attempt to bring some common sense to the administration of a recount code that was passed after 2000," said Marc Elias, a lawyer for the Democrats.
CNN noted, in both the Senate and gubernatorial races, Democrats are behind are behind their Republican opponents. GOP Gov. Rick Scott leads Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., by about 12,500 votes in the Senate race. Republican Ron DeSantis leads Democrat Andrew Gillum by nearly 34,000 votes in the race for governor.
"While Bill Nelson and his D.C. lawyer continue to file frivolous lawsuits attacking Florida's laws, Sen.-elect Rick Scott will remain focused on actually respecting the will of the voters," Chris Hartline, a Scott campaign spokesman, said.
Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said President Donald Trump should "stop bullying, harassing, and lying" about the recount process in Florida.
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