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Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Florida financial disclosure law for elected officials
The decision came three weeks before a July 1 deadline for filing the information.
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Florida’s proposed constitutional amendments include include issues like campaign money, property taxes, and more
Weed and abortion aren’t alone on the November ballot.
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‘President Biden’s opening in Florida’: Democrats say abortion could affect races up and down November ballot
Political insiders had largely written off Florida for Democrats in this year’s elections.
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DeSantis is looking at the possibility of finishing third in approaching Iowa caucus
Donald Trump is expected to dominate the Iowa caucuses on Monday night.
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Op-ed: It’s time to confront Tampa’s low voter turnout by timing local and national elections together
Tampa’s commitment to this outdated practice resulted in an abysmal municipal election turnout last spring.
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Housing organizer Nick Carey announces bid for St. Petersburg City Council
The chemist-turned-grassroots organizer announced a bid for the District 3 seat now held by Ed Montanari.
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Andrew Warren on his future, DeSantis’ tanking campaign, and ‘political puppet’ Susan Lopez
Warren’s fight to get his job back is currently in the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Judge won’t block parts of Florida election law focused on ‘third-party’ voter registration groups
One of those parts requires representatives of voter-registration groups to provide receipts to people who sign up to vote.
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Judge rejects voter-registration form lawsuit filed by NAACP and League of Women Voters of Florida
While the judge granted the state’s motion to dismiss the case, he said the plaintiffs could file a revised version.
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Amendment to make Florida school board elections partisan could go to voters in 2024
If the amendment passes, partisan school-board races would begin in 2026.
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Latest election data shows more Republican gains when it comes to voter registration in Florida
The GOP’s 436,990-voter edge over the Democratic Party was larger than a 383,954-voter advantage at the end of December.
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Tampa Tiger Bay Club hosts a city council runoff election forum on Friday
Voters must hit the polls again in April to decide four Tampa City Council races.
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Write-ins for Tampa mayor included ‘Turd Ferguson,’ Tom Brady, Bill Carlson and more
Satan, however, did not make the write-in list.
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Voters approve three of four Tampa City Charter amendments
One that passed explicitly checks the mayor’s power.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor runs virtually unopposed and wins second term
Nearly 20% of voters wrote-in someone else.
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Four Tampa City Council races appear to be headed for runoffs
Districts 1, 2 3, and 6 are all still up for grabs.
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Bill Carlson wins re-election in Tampa City Council District 4
Blake Casper is going to have to find something else do.
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Op-Ed: Voter turnout for Tampa’s 2023 Municipal Election isn’t good, and that needs to change
Where’s the FOMO?
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is a shoo-in for re-election, so write someone else in
Symbolically, of course.