Ryan NicolSeptember 15, 2024
20min0
Florida's small-government conservative leaders seem to think using state resources to tip the scales in an election is A-OK.
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Ryan NicolSeptember 15, 2024
Associated PressJune 27, 2023
6min0
The high court did, though, suggest there could be limits on state court efforts to police elections for Congress and President.
Gary FineoutDecember 3, 2015
4min337
The Florida Supreme Court approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s congressional districts on Wednesday, a move that will upend the political landscape ahead of the pivotal 2016 elections. The justices ruled 5-2 in favor of the new boundaries for many of Florida’s 27 districts. The ruling signs off on the map that Circuit Judge […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 4, 2015
6min226
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday said it will have the last word on redrawing the state’s congressional district map. In a nine-page order, the court told Circuit Judge Terry Lewis to hear from all sides and “then make a recommendation to (this) Court … as to which map proposed by the parties – or which portions of each map – best fulfills the specific directions […]
Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015
6min258
State Sen. Bill Galvano isn’t giving up on a legislative fix to the state’s congressional map mess, proposing yet another compromise he hopes will bring the House back to the table. On Thursday, the chairman of the Senate’s redistricting panel released a version of Florida’s 27 congressional districts that notably puts the southern flank of […]