Scott PowersJune 22, 2022
4min0
Her qualifying fee check was for wrong amount. No one noticed until too late. She's out.
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Scott PowersJune 22, 2022
Jacob OglesJune 8, 2020
12min525
Democrats could field candidates statewide, but Republicans remain confident they'll expand majorities.
Jacob OglesMarch 23, 2020
6min1084
Democrats and Republicans said petition gathering and fundraising stopped amid a pandemic.
Jim RosicaAugust 26, 2018
5min484
Tampa attorney Ryan Torrens on Saturday said he filed a notice of appeal, requesting a “halt (of) the implementation of a lower court judge’s 11th hour ruling” decertifying him as a Democratic candidate for Attorney General. The day before, Circuit Judge Karen Gievers of Tallahassee ordered him out of the race, saying he “clearly acted contrary to the law” when […]
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 […]
Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2018
4min322
Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister announced Friday that his campaign had gathered enough petition signatures to qualify for the 2018 ballot. “I’ve had the privilege of working in the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office for over 25 years, and there have been few things as humbling during that time as having your neighbors lend their signature to […]
Drew WilsonApril 4, 2017
2min467
A bill that would make a long list of election law changes made it through its first Senate panel Tuesday with a unanimous vote. SB 1160, sponsored by Fleming Island Republican Sen. Rob Bradley, has the approval of many supervisors of elections in the state. Among the changes it would make are requiring candidates pay […]
Phil AmmannDecember 30, 2015
2min160
House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran is setting up a 15-member committee of Republican state lawmakers to help campaigns navigate the 2016 election cycle. As first reported by Legislative IQ powered by Lobby Tools, the Land O’Lakes Republican is starting his effort by requiring each Republican House candidate to qualify by voter petition, and not by paying the […]