Bobby Caina CalvanJune 19, 2020
6min455
A recent executive order fell short of what elections officials requested.
Tag: Mark EarleyA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Bobby Caina CalvanJune 19, 2020
Wire ServicesJune 10, 2020
10min811
The DeSantis administration wants the full court to hear the case.
Sarah MuellerApril 1, 2020
9min406
County election offices are expecting a lot more voters to want absentee ballots.
Renzo DowneyDecember 14, 2019
4min278
State budget experts finalized the amendment's projected cost Friday.
Renzo DowneyDecember 6, 2019
6min242
The amendment calls for double jeopardy for future amendments.
Danny McAuliffeDecember 19, 20182min392
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 […]
Jim RosicaNovember 15, 2018
7min806
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. __ […]
Staff ReportsNovember 8, 2016
2min633
State Rep. Alan Williams, a Tallahassee Democrat who was term-limited this year, has lost a bid for Leon County elections supervisor. In a runoff election for the nonpartisan post, Williams lost the race to Mark Earley, the veteran aide and heir-apparent to Elections Supervisor Ion Sancho, who is retiring. By 9 p.m., with 120 of 153 precincts reporting, Williams had […]
Michael MolineOctober 14, 20164min297
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 RosicaOctober 2, 20153min396
Current state Rep. Alan Williams, a Tallahassee Democrat, has filed to run for Leon County Supervisor of Elections in 2016, succeeding retiring supervisor Ion Sancho. Williams, first elected to the Florida House in 2008, is term limited. He filed paperwork for the local office on Thursday, online records show. He is chair of the Florida […]