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The special election to replace Spring Hill’s former Sen. Blaise Ingoglia is set for September
Ingoglia was sworn in as Florida’s CFO this month.
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Federal judges set to decide if Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16 was racially-gerrymandered
The case is one of a series of legal battles stemming from the 2022 redistricting process.
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Federal judge blocks part of Florida’s new ballot initiative law
In his latest ruling, Walker stopped the state from enforcing HB 1205’s ban against non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens collecting petitions.
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Josh Weil is counting on Pinellas voters for his U.S. Senate bid
He’s focused on fixing the Florida Democratic party and funding voter registration in Pinellas and Miami-Dade.
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Backers of Florida’s new recreational marijuana initiative say the measure is unlikely to get to voters without help from the courts
Smart & Safe Florida, a PAC sponsoring the proposal, filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction on Friday.
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Feds give Florida’s Republican party green light to join ballot initiative lawsuit
Critics of a new law say it violates their rights to free speech and due process.
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Florida bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship fails, drawing relief on both sides of the issue
The bill angered voting rights and voting integrity advocates alike.
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St. Pete consultant responds to critics of massive fundraising in Florida’s special elections
Jackson McMillan’s candidates in deep red districts lost by double digits, despite the campaigns hauling in more than $20 million.
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Bill making it harder for Florida citizens to put amendments on the ballot heads to house floor
Critics said HB125 would effectively kill the citizen-led amendment process.
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Spring Hill Republican says voters would support term limits for county commissioners and school board members
Two Republicans on the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee voted against the proposal.
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DeSantis wants immediate special elections to replace GOP congressional seats, but his own mail-in ballot law makes it complicated
Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried said the shortened time frame for vote-by-mail requests has “created chaos” in the electoral process.
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Florida appeals federal block on voter-registration group restriction
DeSantis and Republican lawmakers in recent years have made a series of controversial changes to elections laws.
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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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Biden campaign wants Floridians to see a new attack ad featuring Trump’s call for national abortion ban
The ad will air on local broadcast and cable stations in Florida, as well as key battleground states across the country.
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Florida voters reject midterm constitutional amendments
The proposals, put on the ballot by the Legislature, needed support from 60 percent of voters to pass.
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Charlie Crist, Janet Cruz among election losses for Tampa Bay Democrats
There have been a few bright spots.
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Roughly a third of Florida ballots are in, and Republicans hold a slight lead
Registered Republicans were outpacing Democrats by about 320,000 ballots cast.
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Seven State House races in Florida to watch
Most of the action is happening in the Orlando area, the Tampa Bay region and South Florida.
