Former Florida elections chief apologizes for blackface

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s former top elections official is apologizing for dressing in blackface as a Hurricane Katrina victim, more than a week after he resigned when photos of his Halloween costume were made public.
Michael Ertel said in a private Facebook post that what he did in 2005 was stupid and he is a better man than he was 14 years ago.
Ertel also says that someone made the photos public out of revenge. He didn’t elaborate.
The Tallahassee Democrat first publishe