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Peter SchorschNovember 5, 2015

There is no shortage of rumors, guesses and predictions about what map – if any – will ultimately pass the legislature. Seriously, I am pretty sure I have heard every scenario, theory and vote count. I have listened to some of the brightest and best-informed politicos postulate and prognosticate about what the next few days […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2015

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Florida is one of only three states left in the country that takes away ex-felons voting rights for life. More than 1.6 million Floridians cannot vote, hold office or serve on a jury, according to The Sentencing Project, a prison-reform group. Democrats in the Florida Legislature have railed for years against what they call this […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 16, 2015

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Next Thursday, September 24, an evidentiary hearing will begin in Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis’s courtroom in the Florida Congressional redistricting case. There will be a total of seven maps presented to the court, including ones provided by the Florida House, the Florida Senate (2 maps), a coalition of voting-rights groups (3 maps) and […]

Phil AmmannJune 19, 2015

Citing “blatant political maneuvering and a disregard for the wishes of voters,” few lawmakers can take pride in the 2015 Legislative Session, says Pamela Goodman, President of the Florida League of Women Voters. Her primary concerns in the recently ended Special Session A were notable failures in accepting federal Medicaid expansion money to cover more […]

Mitch PerryMay 17, 2015

Over the weekend the Florida League of Women Voters voted unanimously to endorse the Floridians for Solar Choice ballot initiative, becoming the 35th organization to do so. The ballot proposal is designed to expand solar choice by removing barriers that limit solar ownership models, and has shown early momentum in a statewide effort to get on […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2015

We are now 13 days away from the Duval County Unitary Election, which will decide some of the City Council races outright. But not every race will be decided. With that in mind, the Jacksonville Public Library has announced plans for multi-location candidate debates on the evening of April 20th. The debates, sponsored by the Jacksonville Public […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Attorneys for the Florida Legislature are calling on the Florida Supreme Court to reject proposed redistricting maps submitted by voting-rights groups. Their argument: the maps are a product of influence by Democratic “partisan operatives and political consultants.” In a court filing on Monday, lawyers representing the House and Senate are asking to discard the maps […]

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Pay no attention to the redistricting maps behind the curtain

Ex-felon voting rights group’s money troubles cost it League backing … for now

In Tampa speech, Florida LWV President Pamela Goodman talks about all things on redistricting

Florida League of Women Voters blast record budget that ‘ignores Constitution’

Florida League of Women Voters back Floridians for Solar Choice ballot initiative

Jacksonville City Council debates announced for May runoff election

Re-redistricted maps are a product of Democratic meddling, Legislature tells court