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Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

Potential voters will get an extra day to register to vote in any counties forced to close their Supervisor of Elections offices today due to Hurricane Michael. Late Monday night Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner issued an order extending Tuesday’s deadline for written voter registrations if county supervisor of elections decide to close down […]

Michael MolineSeptember 5, 2018

An appeal before the Florida Supreme Court, testing the leeway county supervisors of elections afford candidates in meeting filing deadlines, was in jeopardy Wednesday for failure to pay a filing fee. In a notice to aspiring Clay County Court candidate Lucy Ann Hoover, high court clerk John Tomasino warned of the impending consequences. “Failure to file the […]

Staff ReportsJuly 28, 2016

The number of vote-by-mail ballots requested by voters from Florida elections supervisors now has topped 2.2 million, according to the state’s Division of Elections. The tally, as of Thursday morning, is for the Aug. 30 primary. That number includes ballots mailed to service members and others outside the country. Of those, Republicans make up 988,030 of the ballot requests, with Democrats […]

Staff ReportsMarch 8, 2016

Florida’s supervisors of elections could be getting a bump in pay under new legislation passed by the Florida Legislature. The Florida House of Representatives passed a Senate measure (SB 514) on a close vote of 58-54, sending it to Gov. Rick Scott for review. Opponents railed against the bill; GOP state Rep. Matt Gaetz said the bill was “politicians […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2015

The Imeson Park office of the Duval County Supervisor of Elections, on Jacksonville’s Northside, has had many incarnations. It was once a call center for America Online, back when America Online required call centers. Before that, it was a Sears Outlet store, a repository for slightly bruised appliances and irregular clothing. Now, of course, it’s integral […]

Guest AuthorApril 27, 2015

The Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections (FSASE), a group of which I am currently the state president, has 66 supervisors of elections from both parties from around the state. We support the passage of online voter registration (House Bill 7143 and Senate Bill 228) in Florida. It is important to us because current […]

Peter SchorschApril 22, 2015

I want to go on record saying that I have the deepest respect, regard and admiration for those brave souls who serve in our nation’s military. I sincerely recognize that the threat to global stability is real and, yes, we definitely want and need them on that wall. With that said… There are two bills […]

Tag: supervisors of elections

Counties closing elections offices for hurricane get voter registration extension

Unpaid fee endangers Supreme Court appeal in candidate disqualification

2.2 million now have requested vote-by-mail ballots

Florida elections officials could be getting pay raise

Ken Detzner, SOEs talk redistricting “drop-dead date,” “security risks from within”

Jerry Holland: Online voter registration is faster, cheaper and more secure

Peter Schorsch: If Yemen can be a voting precinct, so can Tampa