Ryan NicolJune 17, 2019
6min688
“It is critical that our democracy reflects the diverse people who live in our nation."
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Gillum had received hype as a 2020 presidential candidate.
Ryan NicolFebruary 21, 2019
5min1035
The paid program will be available to college juniors in Florida.
Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2019
5min471
How was it possible for Amendment 4, the amendment restoring the voting rights of former felons, to get 64.55 percent of the vote in Florida? All statewide partisan races were close. Clearly, this vote was not partisan. I think the reason is one basic human instinct. Redemption. Americans believe in second chances. They believe in […]
Guest AuthorNovember 27, 2018
6min458
Floridians just made history by restoring voting rights to over 1.4 million people with prior felony convictions who completed their sentences. With the passage of Amendment 4, Florida approved the largest re-enfranchisement of voters in the United States in over five decades and dealt a significant blow against the racist holdover policies of the Jim […]
Scott PowersOctober 25, 2018
6min282
The migrations in Florida of Republican strength into rural and small-city counties and of Democrats into urban areas and inner suburbs have greatly increased the chances of re-elections of Republican U.S. Reps. Neal Dunn and Dan Webster, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy. Changes in voter registration since the 2016 general election also has improved […]
Scott PowersOctober 25, 20184min910
Florida added 264,413 voters since the Aug. 28 primary with Democrats out-registering Republicans by nearly 18,000 during the period. Florida now has 13,278,070 voters registered to cast ballots in the Nov. 6 general election, according to the new book closing reports posted by the Florida Division of Elections, through last Thursday’s book-closing date for registering. […]
Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018
4min286
A second lawsuit has been filed seeking to force Florida authorities to extend the voter registration deadline further in counties being hit by Hurricane Michael, this time brought by a coalition of groups. Common Cause Florida, New Florida Majority Education Fund and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund filed suit in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee […]
Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018
2min311
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 […]
Ryan NicolAugust 14, 2018
7min242
Democrats are pushing to flip two, three or even four seats from South Florida Republicans this November. And updated voter roll information shows that in three of those four districts, Democrats earned net gains from the GOP in terms of voter registration changes from 2016 to 2018. The biggest gap between the parties comes from […]