After months of mudslinging, weeks of court wrangling and days of ballot counting that again landed Florida in an unwelcome national spotlight, a state panel matter-of-factly finalized the 2018 election results in a five-minute meeting.

The certification came on time, but problems with other election-related deadlines in two large, heavily Democratic counties — Broward and Palm Beach — are prompting county election supervisors and legislative leaders to ponder possible solutions to the state’s ballot-box woes.