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Ron DeSantis says he would have dumped Brenda Snipes if she hadn’t resigned
Shortly after Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes submitted her office’s official numbers in Florida’s hand recount Sunday afternoon, she announced her resignation from office, effective in January. That’s a good thing, says Florida Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis, who told Fox News Monday that if she hadn’t done so, he would have terminated her when […]
Using his personal fortune and millions more from outsiders, Republican Gov. Rick Scott wins U.S. Senate seat in Florida
In what’s being called the most expensive race for U.S. Senate in history, Republican Gov. Rick Scott has defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida. Of more than 8 million votes in November, Scott garnered 10,033 more votes than Nelson, according to Sunday vote counts, ending Nelson’s longtime public […]
Janet Cruz apparent winner in Florida’s most expensively fought state Senate seat, flipping it from red to blue
With the hand recount completed in the Hillsborough County Senate District 18 contest, former Democratic Florida House Minority Leader Janet Cruz is declaring herself the winner in her hard-fought battle against Republican incumbent Dana Young. With only overseas and military ballots yet to be counted, Cruz leads Young by 376 votes, a margin of .17%. […]
Incoming Florida Senate President says lawmakers will look at ‘modifications’ regarding elections
With Florida becoming “the laughing stock of the world,” according to a federal judge tied up in election lawsuits, the new president of the Florida Senate says election reform will be addressed when the Legislature convenes in 2019. “We’ve had too many problems through too many cycles,” said Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican who is […]
Florida U.S. Senate race now goes to hand recount with Rick Scott still leading, while Bill Nelson fights on
With a machine recount complete in most counties, the U.S. Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson will now move into the next stage – a statewide hand recount that must be completed by this Sunday. Scott now leads by 12,603 votes, or 0.15%. Those totals are a disappointment to the Nelson campaign, as […]
A Ron DeSantis win for Florida governor: How will he govern? And what’s in store for Floridians?
It may not be official yet, but it looks like Florida has a new governor, Republican Ron DeSantis, based on the most recent tallies that included machine recounts in Florida’s tumultuous general election. As of the state’s 3 p.m. deadline today, Democratic challenger Andrew Gillum hadn’t garnered enough votes to move on to a manual […]
Judge denies Nelson’s request to extend recount deadline in Palm Beach
A federal judge in Tallahassee has denied a request by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign to extend the deadline for the machine and hand recounts in his election contest against Republican Rick Scott. The decision came from federal Judge Mark Walker from the Northern District of Florida. Nelson trails Scott in the race for U.S. […]
Federal judge sets new Saturday deadline for voters with disputed mail-in ballot signatures to fix the problem
A federal judge ruled that Floridians who had their vote-by-mail ballots rejected in last week’s election because the signature on their ballot doesn’t match the one on file now have until 5 p.m. on Saturday to correct the problem, a move that could affect between 4,000 to 5,000 voters. The announcement comes hours before today’s […]
Federal judge allows voters with bad signature ballots to correct by Saturday
A federal judge ruled that Floridians who had their vote-by-mail ballots rejected in last week’s election because the signature on their ballot doesn’t match the one on file now have until 5 p.m. on Saturday to correct the problem, a move that could affect between 4,000 to 5,000 voters. The announcement comes hours before today’s […]
Should a voter’s ballot get thrown out because their signature doesn’t match the one on file? Courts in some states say no. A judge considers Florida’s law today
A federal judge will hear a key lawsuit today dealing with Florida’s increasingly complicated election recount – and previous cases in Florida and around the country offer a clue as to how it might go. Attorneys for Democratic U.S. Bill Nelson’s campaign are expressing confidence about their chances in the suit, which seeks to make […]
Will Florida’s vote counting deadline be extended? Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson file lawsuit Tuesday to give elections supervisors more time
Attorneys for Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson’s campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday calling on the Florida Secretary of State’s office to extend the deadlines for the machine and hand recounts in his race for U.S. Senate throughout the state. A Leon County court case Tuesday also raised the possibility of extending […]
ACLU of Florida announces new executive director
Micah W. Kubic, head of the ACLU in Kansas, will be the new executive director for the ACLU of Florida beginning in January. He’ll replace Howard Simon, who is stepping down from the Florida civil liberties organization later this month, after more than 20 years of service. “Like Kansas, the state I have spent the […]