Donald Trump turns to Jesus Suarez for Florida poll watcher effort

Donald Trump this week sent a letter to Secretary of State Cord Byrd naming lawyer Jesus M. Suarez as his point man for observing ballot counting in the November election.

According to the letter, emailed Monday, Trump is designating Suarez as his designee for selecting poll watchers, observers for county canvassing board ballot examinations, and individuals to inspect ballot materials — such as vote-by-mail envelopes, cure affidavits, corresponding comparison signatures, duplicate ballots, and corresponding originals — before canvassing or tabulation.

“Finally, I designate Jesus M. Suarez as my point of contact to receive notifications from the county canvassing board related to days, times, and hours for observation, inspection, or examination of election processes related to the activities outlined above,” Trump wrote.

“This does not preclude me from designating additional representatives for any other canvassing board activity or activity of the county supervisor of elections where I am authorized to designate a representative on my behalf to ensure the integrity of Florida’s election processes.”

Suarez is a partner at Continental Strategy, a law and lobbying firm co-founded by Carlos Trujillo, a former Representative who was later appointed by Trump to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States


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