Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2020

More people than ever are expected to cast absentee ballots for the first time, which could lead to an increase in the kinds of mistakes that typically would be caught by a scanner or election worker at the polls.

News Service Of FloridaJuly 5, 2020

“We’re trying to have flexible plans … and it might turn out that it’s not a big deal in August."

Bobby Caina CalvanJune 19, 2020

A recent executive order fell short of what elections officials requested.

News Service Of FloridaJune 10, 2020

The DeSantis administration wants the full court to hear the case.

Sarah MuellerApril 1, 2020

County election offices are expecting a lot more voters to want absentee ballots.

Renzo DowneyDecember 14, 2019

State budget experts finalized the amendment's projected cost Friday.

Renzo DowneyDecember 6, 2019

The amendment calls for double jeopardy for future amendments.

Danny McAuliffeDecember 19, 2018

Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley will begin implementing Amendment 4 in January, apparently circumventing Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ desire to wait until after the upcoming Legislative Session. The measure, approved by voters in November, gives voting rights back to certain felons who’ve completed their sentences. DeSantis told the Palm Beach Post last week that […]

News Service Of FloridaNovember 15, 2018

Siding with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign and national Democrats, a federal judge early Thursday gave voters until 5 p.m. Saturday to fix ballots that were rejected because of mismatched signatures. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s ruling came before a 3 p.m. Thursday deadline for a machine recount to be completed in the U.S. […]

Jim RosicaNovember 15, 2018

Updated Thursday — Judge Walker has ordered Florida elections officials to allow “voters who have been belatedly notified they have submitted a mismatched-signature ballot” to fix them by 5 p.m. Saturday. Click here to read more about the order. Wednesday’s story is below. The full 34-page order is at the bottom of this article. __ […]

Tag: Mark Earley

Voters’ poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots

Elections officials face ‘dynamic and changing’ situation

Ron DeSantis suggests closing schools during elections

State seeks to fast track voting rights appeal

Coronavirus outbreak sparks more interest in voting by mail in 2020 elections

No evidence of ‘chilling effect’ from proposed ‘Keep Our Constitution Clean’ amendment

‘Keep Our Constitution Clean’ amendment would have unknown, but big, cost

Leon County will register ex-cons to vote before next Legislative Session

Judge sides with Democrats on fixing ballot signatures

Judge allows late voter fixes for bad signature ballots