Ryan NicolApril 19, 2019
3min321
Those efforts were detailed by the Mueller report.
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Ryan NicolApril 19, 2019
Staff ReportsApril 11, 2019
2min408
Puerto Ricans still here after Maria "should be able to participate in our democracy."
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 28, 2019
9min371
Some counties affected were hit hard by Hurricane Michael.
Peter SchorschJanuary 10, 2019
3min519
Brittany Dover, who last was Deputy Finance Director for Republican Matt Caldwell‘s campaign for Agriculture Commissioner, now is Legislative Affairs Director for Secretary of State Mike Ertel. Her rise over her short years in politics and The Process has been nothing short of meteoric. She worked her way from the Republican Party of Florida, where […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 1, 2019
3min311
Three bills that passed the 2018 Legislative Session and were signed by Gov. Rick Scott will take effect on the first day of the new year. Summaries below have been adapted from various staff analyses: — HB 85, on “Voter Registration List Maintenance.” The bill allows the Department of State to become a member of a nongovernmental […]
Jim RosicaNovember 13, 2018
5min454
After a public scolding of the statewide police agency, Attorney General Pam Bondi now says her office is “actively engaged” with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to watch for recount shenanigans. Several recounts are underway, including in the U.S. Senate, Governor’s and Agriculture Commissioner’s races. A joint Attorney General’s Office/FDLE statement released Monday night said […]
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018
3min295
Those who want to watch the ballots trickle in minute-to-minute on Election Day can do so with a little knowhow, but that real-time data is lacking numbers from more than a dozen counties, including some of the most reliably Democratic ones in the state. The thirteen counties lagging: DeSoto, Hamilton, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lake, Miami-Dade, Nassau, […]
Jacob OglesNovember 5, 2018
3min264
Early voting will continue up to the day before Election Day in six counties still recovering from Hurricane Michael. Polling locations remain open in Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, and Jackson counties, all of which sustained major damage. The state extended the early-voting deadline in those counties. Secretary of State Ken Detzner, Florida’s chief elections […]
Staff ReportsOctober 22, 2018
4min272
Secretary of State Ken Detzner, Florida’s chief elections officer, sent out a reminder Monday on early voting options for the Nov. 6 general election. Voters have three ways to exercise their right to vote, he said: Voting-by-mail, early in-person voting and voting at the polls on Election Day. Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order that […]
Ryan NicolAugust 16, 2018
6min1062
The voting rights organization Demos has filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act because of Alachua County’s failure to provide ballots and other election materials in Spanish. The suit details the situation of 70-year-old Marta Rivera, who lives in Alachua County after fleeing Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Rivera had lived the entirety […]