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Guest AuthorSeptember 23, 2015

Have you ever wondered how a candidate qualifies for Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary ballot? Currently, that power rests solely with the Republican Party of Florida and its chairman. In my opinion, this is too much power in the hands of one person or organization. Florida is one of the few states in the nation that […]

Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2015

A proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical pot now has the amount of signatures needed for Supreme Court review, the next step toward getting on the 2016 ballot. Late Monday, the state Division of Elections website showed the amendment had 73,713 valid signatures. Medical marijuana got more than a million signatures overall last time, but an initiative actually needs 683,149 verified […]

Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2015

The backers of a proposed constitutional amendment on solar electricity will make their case to reporters Monday morning in advance of their lawyers arguing before the Florida Supreme Court. Floridians for Solar Choice is scheduled to hold a press conference at the Florida Press Center in Tallahassee at 11 a.m. Joining them will be representatives of the Tea Party movement […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 26, 2015

Signatures for a proposed solar amendment to the state constitution have been verified and the measure has been submitted by state elections officials to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Floridians for Solar Choice says it wants to encourage solar energy production with a constitutional amendment that would prohibit governments or utilities from placing barriers on the […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 17, 2015

Today is the special election for Duval County’s House District 13, as Democratic former Rep. Reggie Fullwood seeks to retake his seat against Republican Lawrence “Jeff” Jefferson. In June, Fullwood — who was previously running unopposed — was disqualified by the state after missing the deadline because of a pair of errors by notary publics. […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 17, 2015

Today is the special election for Duval County’s House District 13, as Democratic former Rep. Reggie Fullwood seeks to retake his seat against Republican Lawrence “Jeff” Jefferson. In June, Fullwood — who was previously running unopposed — was disqualified by the state after missing the deadline because of a pair of errors by notary publics. […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 12, 2015

Candidate Mike Davis took a fundraising lead in the month of December over fellow Republican Cyndi Stevenson for the House District 17 special elections. From December 1 – 31, Davis, a St. Augustine small business owner, took in $35,480, edging out Stephenson, the St. Johns County Commissioner, who raised $30,560, according to the state Division […]

Phil AmmannDecember 11, 2014

As the political dominoes fall in Northeast Florida, the campaign cash begins piling up. St. Augustine Republican Sen. John Thrasher left the Legislature in November to become Florida State University president, leading to not one, but three special elections set for early 2015. Almost immediately, donors in both Tallahassee and Northwest Florida started writing checks, […]

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