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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2018

Vote-by-mail ballots offer convenience to those using them, but an ACLU of Florida report released Wednesday shows that some ballots are more likely to be rejected than others. The ACLU study, “Vote-By-Mail Ballots Cast in Florida,” shows a higher rejection rate in the 2012 and 2016 general elections for mail ballots than those cast in person, […]

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2016

After five years as the chief promoter of the false idea that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States, Donald Trump admitted on Friday that the president was — and claimed credit for putting the issue to rest. “President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period,” Trump said in brief televised […]

Daniel TilsonJanuary 29, 2015

Think many Election 2014 nonvoters are following these already tumultuous first weeks of Gov. Rick Scott’s second term? Doubtful. Think many are following these final weeks of preparatory action before the hardcore conservative, Republican-dominated Florida Legislature starts its 2015 session on March 3? Probably not. And what about their annual income levels going down or […]

Rejected: Young voters, minorities have vote-by-mail trouble, ACLU finds

Donald Trump finally says President Obama was born in the U.S.

Daniel Tilson: Florida Democratic Party task force is key to Election 2016 victory