Jesse SchecknerApril 4, 2023
8min0
The full bill language dropped less than 24 hours before its first committee hearing.
Tag: elections law
Jesse SchecknerApril 4, 2023
Scott PowersJune 15, 2021
7min2112
The bill would temper some of the state laws Republicans have pushed.
Jacob OglesMarch 25, 2021
6min2592
Support falls along party lines, with more than half of Republicans in favor.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 29, 2019
6min284
She's apologizing for "human error."
Michael MolineAugust 23, 2018
4min343
An appeals court Thursday agreed with the disqualification of a Madison County School Board candidate who paid his qualifying fee with a cashier’s check, instead of one drawn against his campaign account, as required by Florida law. The 1st District Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Judge James Wolf, wrote that the requirement was clear […]
Michael MolineAugust 8, 20183min247
A state appeals court has blocked Clay County judicial candidate Lucy Ann Hoover from appearing on the ballot because she filed her paperwork too late. “We recognize that the public policy of Florida generally favors letting the people decide the ultimate qualifications of candidates,” the 1st District Court of Appeal concluded Wednesday, in an opinion by Judge […]
Drew WilsonAugust 2, 2018
6min1212
Tampa Democrat Mike Alvarez landed a major backer Thursday as his chief rival in the three-way Democratic primary for House District 62, School Board member Susan Valdes, notched another campaign gaffe. The new endorsement came in from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, who represents Florida’s 14th Congressional District, a territory that includes the Tampa-based state House […]
Michael MolineOctober 14, 2016
4min297
A dust-up in the race for supervisor of elections in Florida’s capital city may point to a weakness in the state’s elections law. Mark Earley, a veteran aide and heir-apparent to Leon County Elections Supervisor Ion Sancho, faces state Rep. Alan Williams in a runoff election for the nonpartisan post. Williams has alleged Earley learned […]
Jim RosicaMay 18, 2016
2min543
State Sen. Dwight Bullard has been socked with $5,000 in fines over faulty campaign finance reports. The Florida Elections Commission meted out the punishment at its Wednesday meeting. Bullard did not attend. Bullard, a Cutler Bay Democrat, had been charged with failing to fix several incomplete reports — even after being told how to do so, staff told commissioners. […]