Questions are being raised about the fairness and integrity of the candidate qualification process in Brevard County, Florida. The issue stems from the mishandling of candidate qualification documents by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, Tim Bobanic, and his office’s perceived preferential treatment of some candidates over others.
In order to appear on the ballot for the election, candidates must “qualify” during a specific time period, and turn in various qualifying documents as prescribed by law which must be strictly vetted for completeness by the Supervisor of Elections, Tim Bobanic’s office. So far at least half of the candidates in once race appear on the ballot despite their qualifying documents being incomplete. Both of those candidates are Republicans Randy Fine and Wayne Twiddy. Twiddy is a member of the Elections Integrity Committee.
On June 10, 2024, Joan Taddie, a candidate for Democrat Precinct Committeewoman, submitted her qualifying documents. The candidate qualifying period ended on June 14, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Shortly after the qualifying period closed, Tim Bobanic contacted Brevard Democrats Chair Pamela Castellana, informing her that Taddie’s Candidate Oath lacked the required stamp from the notary. Consequently, Bobanic found the form to be facially insufficient, rejected Taddie’s paperwork, and disqualified her from being placed on the ballot.