Associated PressDecember 13, 2021
3min637
He served as the public face of Florida's high court for 35 years.
Tag: Bush v. Gore
Associated PressDecember 13, 2021
Renzo DowneyNovember 4, 2020
7min1828
Twenty years after the landmark court battle that decided the 2000 election, America's eyes aren't on Florida for once.
Associated PressNovember 3, 2020
11min282
Will the election results end up in court? Donald Trump suggests it's likely.
Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2020
6min879
Donald Trump reportedly wants states to certify Electors for him regardless of popular vote.
Wire ServicesJuly 5, 2020
10min336
“We’re trying to have flexible plans … and it might turn out that it’s not a big deal in August."
Guest AuthorMay 30, 2020
8min671
Preparing for the election includes, but extends beyond, the officials responsible for administering it.
Peter SchorschDecember 10, 2018
8min525
It hasn’t gotten the credit, but the Tallahassee staff of the Jones Walker firm played a key role in the election and recount that led to Ron DeSantis’ winning the Governor’s race. Chief among them is lobbyist Jenn Ungru, better known as a health care policy guru. But in the election law world, she’s the […]
Jacob OglesNovember 7, 2018
7min426
Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says she’s braced for a recount in Florida’s closest statewide election. On Tuesday night, Republican state Rep. Matt Caldwell came out ahead in the Cabinet position race, but on Wednesday morning the race tightened to 4,008,205 votes for Caldwell to 3,995,684 for Fried. That’s a margin of 12,521 votes, or 0.16 percent. […]
Bob SparksFebruary 19, 2016
7min194
The already heated political rhetoric about replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court is a sad spectacle. It is unseemly. Some shared their relief that Scalia was dead via social media. Most showed far more class. Before Scalia’s body had even left the morgue in Texas, the politics of replacing him […]
Jac VerSteegJanuary 21, 2015
6min280
Civics question: If a male lawmaker is sent to jail for having an affair with an underage girl and then decides to seek re-election, voters will: A: Laugh B: Scoff C: Re-elect him While the answer should be A or B, in real life this month it was C. Virginia voters in the Richmond area […]