Elections Law

The order means campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational pot will have to operate under the new restrictions as they try to qualify for next year's ballot.

State election officials heard suggestions about how to update the process for felons to seek what are known as advisory opinions about their eligibility to vote.

It seems those who operate outside the traditional two-party system face a daunting set of challenges.

Florida democrats and progressive groups are trying to reverse what they see as restrictions on voting that have hurt predominately minority and underserved voters.

A trial date has finally been set in the case against former Rep. Frank Artiles over the alleged scheme to field a spoiler candidate in the 2020 Senate District 37 race.

The referrals resulted in just 13 felony convictions. The office has drawn opposition from Democrats who contend it is an attempt to intimidate minority voters.

Despite a couple of trouble-free election cycles in Florida, proposed legislation would create more restrictions around the voting process.

A 98-page elections bill filed by Republicans in the Florida Senate would place additional restrictions on voter registration groups.

The state legislature passed a law in 2021 that limits mail-in ballots to one per election cycle.

The Biden administration has urged a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling that found parts of a Florida elections law discriminate against Black voters.