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, Fla. — Almost one month ago, police officers and firefighters flooded into Clermont's Emerald Lakes community to warn that rising water would make much of the neighborhood uninhabitable.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Days after Orange County leaders learned the Supervisor of Elections office was taking $2.1 million in taxpayer money and converting it to scholarships for high school students, county staff are detailing where the money could've been spent instead.

Seminole County spends $14 million dollars per year on Lynx. The proposal the bus system set out would reduce the cost to taxpayers. However, some commissioners went a step further, proposing that Seminole drop all but the most popular Lynx routes in favor of spending the money on another operator.

Throughout the process, Gilzean and his staff have maintained they had a right to spend the budget they were allocated as they saw fit. Since Demings began floating the possibility of a lawsuit, which will be discussed at Tuesday’s commission meeting. Multiple commissioners told WFTV they’d be in favor of proceeding or taking other aggressive measures to get the money back.

With Florida experiencing record early voting turnout amid a contentious 2024 election, election supervisors say a little-known state law is contributing to the pain felt by some at the polls.

There are new developments in the controversy over scholarships and grants established by the Orange County Supervisor of Elections, Glen Gilzean.

Attorneys specializing in government affairs said a lawsuit would potentially stop Valencia College and CareerSource from spending the money until a judge ruled in the election office’s favor. A ruling in favor of the county would potentially lead to the money being returned to the county.

Mayor Demings said both Valencia and CareerSource have told him they will not spend the money until the situation is resolved. Valencia has offered to return the funds if the county asked, but Demings said it wasn’t the commissioners’ place to make the request. He said it would have to originate with Gilzean or Karen Castor Dentel after she takes her oath of office.

Voters reacted to the news angrily, recalling standing in hours-long lines to wait to cast a ballot in November. Poll workers complained their locations were understaffed and under-resourced.