Jack Latvala: Eyes of Florida, Nation on Senate’s Election Committee

The eyes of Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, Florida voters and the nation, Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, said Tuesday are on the Senate's Election Committee.

Latvala, who chairs the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee, noted that Florida always seems to be one of the last states in the nation to make a decision in these close political races and that the committee must determine if the problem is systemic or because the state is ideologically evenly divided.

Secretary of State Ken Detzner will address the committee Tuesday morning to give an overview of the 2012 general election, which was highlighted by reports of long lines, broken tabulating machines, incorrect ballots and misplaced ballots.