BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. --  Brenda Snipes, Broward County's Supervisor of Elections, submitted her resignation letter late Sunday, according to reports.

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Snipes faced heavy criticism for her handling of this year's midterm election and subsequent statewide recount.

During the recount, Snipes' office misplaced 2,000 ballots. Her offices also missed a deadline to submit machine recount results by two minutes.

Snipes has served as Broward's top elections official since 2003, when she was appointed by then governor Jeb Bush.