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Jacob OglesNovember 19, 2018

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Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes submitted her resignation, according to a report in the Sun-Sentinel. The departure comes after a contentious recount that drew national scrutiny on the office, and after a number of leaders called her for removal from office. The Sun-Sentinel sources Burnadette Norris-Weeks, counsel for the Supervisor of Elections Office, […]

Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

Democrat Nikki Fried declared victory once again in Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner race. “I’m honored to serve as your next Commissioner of Agriculture. Now, we come together and work in union to govern for the people of Florida,” Fried said today on Twitter. But officials with Republican Matt Caldwell’s campaign say he’s waiting on controversy in […]

Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

A complete hand recount of a close U.S. Senate race and an even tighter Agriculture Commissioner contest ultimately produced no change in outcome. Election officials in Florida’s 67 counties faced a noon deadline today to submit results of a manual recount on two statewide races separated by less than a 0.25 percent. In the high-profile […]

Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

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Democrat Andrew Gillum formally conceded the race for Florida Governor for a second time. Standing alongside wife, R. Jai, in a Facebook Live video and wearing an jacket for his alma mater Florida A&M University, the Tallahassee mayor formally brought to a close one of the most dramatic gubernatorial elections in state history. “This has been the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2018

Republican Ron DeSantis, the 40-year-old former three-term Congressman, has defeated Democrat Andrew Gillum to become the next Governor of Florida after a mandated machine recount. The win was just 0.4 percent, a spread of 33,652 votes. The gubernatorial race, like the U.S. Senate and Agriculture Commissioner contests, had margins under the 0.50 percent threshold that triggers a recount. With the margin more than […]

Jacob OglesNovember 15, 2018

Attorneys for Republican Agriculture Commissioner candidate Matt Caldwell say Broward County collected and counted thousands of votes after the election was over. That’s enough to chip at or even erase Democrat Nikki Fried’s current lead. Results from a statewide recount show the Democratic candidate leading Caldwell by 5,307 votes, a slightly narrower lead than the […]

Michael MolineNovember 15, 2018

A divided Florida Supreme Court has given judges permission to maintain Facebook friendships with trial attorneys, settling a divide between lower state appeals courts and siding with the majority of courts and ethics overseers in other states. The majority opinion, by Chief Justice Charles Canady, noted that the court hasn’t considered actual friendships between judges […]

Jacob OglesNovember 15, 2018

Bay County’s Supervisor of Elections stood alone in Florida when he allowed voters displaced by Hurricane Michael to cast ballots by email and fax. But while no other officials took the compassionate but clearly illegal course of action, more than one questioned why the state prohibited elections officials from accepting votes electronically under the circumstances. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2018

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Barry Richard, representing Democrat Andrew Gillum as the recount progresses, has a unique perspective on these matters. In 2000, Richard was George W. Bush‘s lawyer. Unlike 18 years ago, Richard’s client may not prevail: with an hour before the Thursday at 3 p.m. machine recount deadline, there is little indication that Gillum will overcome the 0.41 percent […]

Michael MolineNovember 15, 2018

A company that provides cybersecurity training at the Navy’s Joint Cyber Analysis Course in Pensacola will get a trial on its claims that four employees violated an agreement not to seek work with other subcontractors at the school. The 1st District Court of Appeal reached that conclusion this week, overturning Circuit Judge John Miller of Pensacola. Miller accepted […]

Headlines

Report: Brenda Snipes resigns as Broward elections supervisor

Nikki Fried claims victory as Matt Caldwell eyes South Florida totals

Florida finished its hand recount. Here’s how it turned out.

With recount completed, Andrew Gillum concedes—again

After winning Governor’s race, Ron DeSantis seeks summit with Andrew Gillum

Nikki Fried clings to recount lead; Matt Caldwell alleges Broward counted late ballots

Supreme Court greenlights judge-lawyer Facebook friendships

Only Bay County accepted fax, email ballots, elections officials confirm

More ‘vitriol’ now than in 2000 recount: Andrew Gillum’s lawyer

Trial ordered in employment dispute at Navy’s cybersecurity school