Peter SchorschMay 16, 2019
9min1463
"HB 5 is nothing more than a power grab designed to completely neuter the citizen initiative process."
Tag: petitions
Peter SchorschMay 16, 2019
Jacob OglesMarch 26, 2019
11min508
Cutting edge tech could reduce petition tedium.
Jacob OglesMarch 19, 2019
31min863
Dozens of measures are aiming for the ballot.
Scott PowersMay 21, 2018
1min589
Republican Florida House candidate Mikaela Nix of Orlando announced she expects to be qualified by petition for the ballot in the contest for House District 47. Nix, a lawyer, turned in more than 1,300 petition signatures, in about two months of campaigning. She needs 1,220 to get certified for her to make the ballot. She […]
Scott PowersMay 15, 2018
2min251
Democratic Florida House candidate Darryl Block has qualified for the ballot in his quest to be elected in House District 29. The Florida Secretary of State’s office notes that Block, a lawyer from Lake Mary, has delivered 1,101 valid petition signatures, one more than he needed to qualify. He aims to take on Republican incumbent […]
Phil AmmannApril 22, 2018
3min221
Incumbent Bob Cortes has become the first candidate to qualify by petition in his bid for a third term in House District 30. The Altamonte Springs Republican represented HD 30 since 2014. In a minute-long video Facebook video, Cortes said his campaign provided more than 1,100 signatures, and the process “should be completely done and […]
Scott PowersJune 7, 2016
4min224
Monday’s first day of qualifying for congressional races in Florida has seen enough candidates qualify to force Republican primaries in Florida’s 6th, 7th and 11th Congressional Districts and Democratic primaries in the 6th and 9th Congressional Districts so far. In other districts expecting Democratic or Republican primaries, announced candidates either did not file Monday or […]
Scott PowersJune 6, 2016
3min229
Organize Now activists said it intends to deliver 7,000 petition signatures to three Orlando members of Congress this week demanding they prevent any more austerity measures for the people of Puerto Rico. The Orlando-based progressive politics group has been gathering the petitions for several months, announcing its Puerto Rico-assistance campaign in early April at a press […]
Scott PowersMay 20, 2016
1min197
Orlando Democrat Greg Jackson has qualified for the Aug. 30 primary ballot by petition, his campaign announced Friday. Jackson collected 932 valid voter signatures, needing 917 to qualify. In the primary, he will face Kamia Latash Brown of Ocoee, Kelvin Larance Cobaris of Orlando, and Peter Pham of Orlando, if they also qualify. No Republicans […]
Scott PowersMay 20, 2016
2min193
Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings became the first candidate to qualify for the ballot by petition in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, her campaign announced Friday. The campaign used volunteers to collect 2,298 valid voter signatures to qualify, with the majority of the signatures coming from Orange County voters, though 40 Florida counties were represented. […]