ELECTIONS 2020

A federal judge has fast-tracked a lawsuit seeking to extend the period of time for Floridians to register to vote in the November presidential election, after the state’s online system repeatedly crashed in the hours leading up to a registration deadline Monday.

Disability advocates want poll workers to ask everyone if they wish to use an accessible voting machine. The idea is to decrease stigma around disabilities and make the voting process more inclusive. Traditionally, if a person needed an accessible machine, they would have to ask for it.

Florida is extending its voter registration to 7 p.m. tonight eastern time after the state’s website crashed yesterday evening.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce is joining the chorus of business-backed groups opposing a $15 per hour minimum wage amendment. Chamber CEO Mark Wilson is telling businesses to talk to their customers and friends.

Leon County Supervisor Mark Earley answers questions about the how, where and when of the November 2020 election.

President Donald J. Trump has been openly skeptical about voting by mail and that's sowing doubt among some voters, despite assurances from local election officials who say Florida’s systems are safe.

Disability Rights Advocates urge Floridians with disabilities to vote in this general election. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2016 figures, 8.6% of Floridians under 65 have a disability. That demographic has a lower turnout than voters without disabilities.

The American Civil Liberties Union and Duval County voter advocates are calling for early voting sites to be placed at the University of North Florida and Edward Waters College. Earlier this year, the League of Women Voters Florida reached a settlement with the state clearing the way for college campuses to be used as voting precincts.

The Advancement Project is stressing that voters properly sign and deliver their mail-in ballots after a study found more than 18,500 ballots went uncounted in Florida’s March Presidential Primary. The report was done by the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project.

Since 2016, Curtis Richardson has occupied this seat on the Tallahassee City Commission. Now he's being challenged by Kearney Center Food Services Director Bill Schack. The two candidates have a sometimes impassioned discussion on economic development and other issues including poverty, income disparity and crime, and how local government has responded to the pandemic.