“Reps will be deployed all over FL to make sure any potential issues are reported so they can be quickly reviewed and resolved,” he tweeted. “We won’t allow unethical liberals to steal this election!”

In a sign of the turmoil that could ensue, protesters gathered outside the Broward elections office ahead of the announcement. Broward in particular has long been the source of election controversies. In 2016, Republican poll watchers complained that staff was opening absentee ballots in private, thereby making it impossible for groups to question whether ballots were cast, according to Politico. The GOP sued in 2017 to make sure Election Supervisor Brenda Snipes followed the law.

BALLOT MIXUP PUTS MORE HEAT ON BROWARD ELECTIONS OFFICIAL AS KEY FLORIDA RACES REMAIN UNRESOLVED

On Friday, the Miami Herald reported that there were invalid ballots mixed in with about 200 valid ones, but not solution was immediately found for the problem.

The announcement was likely to bring back memories for Floridians of the tempestuous 2000 presidential election, where a chaotic recount decided the result of the election — with Republican George W. Bush eventually nudging out Democratic candidate Al Gore.

Fox News’ Elizabeth Zwirz and Dom Calicchio and the Associated Press contributed to this report.