A Florida judge has sided with Republican Senate candidate Rick Scott in his dispute with Broward County election officials, ordering the county’s head of elections to turn over records regarding ballots cast in the county.

Scott, the current governor of Florida, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a lawsuit against Broward County’s supervisor of elections, Brenda Snipes, on Thursday for violating state public records law.

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