Florida elections /tags/florida-elections Florida elections en-US WLRN Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:57:49 GMT 'Ghost candidate' trial gets underway against former state Sen. Frank Artiles /government-politics/2024-09-16/ghost-candidate-frank-artiles Artiles faces multiple charges related to the alleged scheme in which he paid a friend, Alexis "Alex" Rodriguez, to run as a no-party candidate in the 2020 Senate District 37 race against Democrat candidate Jose Javier Rodríguez. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:57:49 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-16/ghost-candidate-frank-artiles Joshua Ceballos New Laws Have Basically Ended Voter Registration Drives In Some Parts Of The U.S. /2021-08-23/new-laws-have-basically-ended-voter-registration-drives-in-some-parts-of-the-u-s In Kansas, voter registration groups are suing to stop a new elections law. Some organizations have stopped doing voter drives for fear of charges being filed against their volunteers. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:16:00 GMT /2021-08-23/new-laws-have-basically-ended-voter-registration-drives-in-some-parts-of-the-u-s Frank Morris No More Ballot Drop Boxes? Proposed Vote-By-Mail Changes Are Moving Through The Florida Legislature /news/2021-03-12/no-more-ballot-drop-boxes-proposed-vote-by-mail-changes-are-moving-through-the-florida-legislature State legislators are in session and one of the major Republican priorities would change how Floridians vote. It's called Senate Bill 90. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:00:28 GMT /news/2021-03-12/no-more-ballot-drop-boxes-proposed-vote-by-mail-changes-are-moving-through-the-florida-legislature Caitie Muñoz, Daniel Rivero Florida Elections Chief Blasts Attempt To Scuttle Ballot Amendment /2020-10-21/florida-elections-chief-blasts-attempt-to-scuttle-ballot-amendment With millions of votes already cast in the November general election, Secretary of State Laurel Lee late Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to reject a last-minute attempt to kill a proposed constitutional amendment that would overhaul the state’s primary-election system. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:11:52 GMT /2020-10-21/florida-elections-chief-blasts-attempt-to-scuttle-ballot-amendment The News Service of Florida Florida Democrats Aim To Contest Every Seat This November /2020-09-14/florida-democrats-aim-to-contest-every-seat-this-november Florida's Democrats have been stung by a lack of candidates who have won statewide office recently. So they've announced a program that will put candidates on every single ballot in November. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:03:56 GMT /2020-09-14/florida-democrats-aim-to-contest-every-seat-this-november Steve Newborn Election Day Live Updates: Three Out Of Four School Board Incumbents Retain Their Seats, Others Head To Runoff Elections /2020-08-18/election-day-live-updates-heres-where-you-can-find-your-polling-place-and-drop-off-your-mail-ballot Have questions about the August 18 Florida primary election? We have answers that we'll update through Election Day. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 03:45:45 GMT /2020-08-18/election-day-live-updates-heres-where-you-can-find-your-polling-place-and-drop-off-your-mail-ballot WLRN News Even As Trump Denounces Vote By Mail, GOP In Florida And Elsewhere Relies On It /2020-04-11/even-as-trump-denounces-vote-by-mail-gop-in-florida-and-elsewhere-relies-on-it "Absentee ballots are typically Republicans' friends" in Florida, says one former GOP campaign operative. Despite condemning mail-in ballots, President Trump cast one himself last month. Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:00:14 GMT /2020-04-11/even-as-trump-denounces-vote-by-mail-gop-in-florida-and-elsewhere-relies-on-it Greg Allen Florida Democrats Expand ‘Voter Protection’ Effort With 24-Hour Phone Hotline /news/2019-08-14/florida-democrats-expand-voter-protection-effort-with-24-hour-phone-hotline The Florida Democratic Party has launched a 24-hour hotline for voters to report any problems with registration or casting their ballots as party leaders… Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:03:07 GMT /news/2019-08-14/florida-democrats-expand-voter-protection-effort-with-24-hour-phone-hotline DAVID SMILEY 'Possible' More Counties Than Now Known Were Hacked In 2016, Fla. Delegation Says /2019-05-16/possible-more-counties-than-now-known-were-hacked-in-2016-fla-delegation-says The disclosure this week that two Florida counties were breached by Russian attackers in 2016 has officials worried about what more they don't know. Thu, 16 May 2019 18:50:00 GMT /2019-05-16/possible-more-counties-than-now-known-were-hacked-in-2016-fla-delegation-says Miles Parks The Final Countdown To Election Day In South Florida /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2018-11-02/the-final-countdown-to-election-day-in-south-florida Candidates are revving up their campaigning in the final days before Nov. 6. The momentum can be felt in South Florida and across the country. More than… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 22:08:51 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2018-11-02/the-final-countdown-to-election-day-in-south-florida Alexander Gonzalez, Tom Hudson