Henry Wins Recount, Boyd Claims Deceased Voted For Incumbent

Daytona Beach, FL - Following a recount, the Volusia County Canvassing Board (VCCB) came to the same conclusion they had on election night, Derrick Henry will serve a third year as mayor of Daytona Beach. Following election night (August 18th), the results showed that Henry secured 6,101 votes for 50.1% of the 12,177 ballots that were cast. Following Henry was Ken Strickland with 3,796 for 31.17% and Sherisse Boyd with 2,280 votes for 18.72%. Two days later (August 20th), the VCCB determined that the difference of the total of Boyd and Strickland’s percentages, and Henry’s percentage of votes was less than 1/4 of a percent, meaning that a machine recount had to take place, as it did Friday afternoon (August 21st). Still, even after a machine and manual recount, the results were relatively the same, except Boyd lost a vote while Henry gained one. Despite the change, the percentages were the same, meaning Henry still secured a third term. However, Henry’s win wasn’t met without suspicion from one of his opponents, who spoke out on Facebook Live claiming that Henry’s votes weren’t what they seemed to be. That allegation came from Boyd, who spoke live on social media just after the recount to recap what went on. "It didn’t really change anything for us per se," said Boyd, who had a chance to speak in front of a judge on public record at the recount. When given the chance to make a comment, Boyd spoke on Henry’s votes, stating "there are dead people voting for the incumbent." Boyd went on to say that "dead people" have voted for Henry before in previous elections, which extended his incumbency.  "And he still got to run again," said Boyd. "So when you tell me that he won with 50.11%, my concern is because you have not gone through these (mail-in) ballots one-by-one (and) verified if these people are living or not living. Then maybe he didn’t win." Boyd then claimed that 74 dead people have previously voted for Henry in past elections. She says he has not been caught by the Supervisor of Elections, Lisa Lewis, but he was caught by other people who did not trust him. Then, she began to ask for help from constituents. "If you have proof and evidence, you need to present it to the Ethics Commission in Tallahassee," commented Boyd, who supposedly has her own evidence against Henry, which consisted of his financial statement reports. "There are things you cannot explain," said Boyd. According to Boyd, she plans to do a public records request to find how many of Henry’s votes are legitimate, which in and of itself will be a herculean task alone. So, she’s looking for help. "You have to realize I’m talking about 6,000 ballots that have to be reviewed," said Boyd. "People who want to help with that, reach out to me." Research will consist of checking obituaries and public records to confirm whether or not the person is living and did vote in the primary election. "I just want you to know our foot is in his back right now and we are not letting up," said Boyd. As of Friday night, Henry has not responded to Boyd’s allegations.