Elections

The Miami-Dade County state attorney has charged former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles with election fraud for allegedly propping up a sham candidate in a razor-thin Senate contest in which an incumbent Democrat was ousted by a Republican challenger in November.

Contending the state needs to strengthen election integrity, Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing a series of changes in Florida’s voting process. He made the announcement three months after proclaiming that Florida had vanquished the “ghost” of the 2000 presidential recount and other well-documented election problems.

Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, wants to change the law to require every voter to ask for a mail ballot in every calendar year there’s an election.

It's election day across the state of Georgia as voters decide the future political direction of the country with two U.S. Senate seats at stake.

While President Donald Trump won't be getting a second term in the White House, he managed to win Florida and by a larger margin than he did when he defeated Hilary Clinton in 2016. The President's popularity in Florida, coupled with a strong showing by Republicans in down-ballot state and local races, has some political observers questioning whether it’s still accurate to call Florida a swing state.

While President Donald Trump won't be getting a second term in the White House, he managed to win Florida and by a larger margin than he did when he defeated Hilary Clinton in 2016. The President's popularity in Florida, coupled with a strong showing by Republicans in down-ballot state and local races, has some political observers questioning whether it’s still accurate to call Florida a swing state.

Florida’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour by 2026, under a state constitutional change recently approved by voters. Nearly 61 percent of people who voted on the referendum approved it. That’s a percent more than it needed.

The Republican Party gained seats in Congress and Florida Legislature during the most recent election. Florida is commonly referred to as a swing state, but Politico Reporter Mark Caputo says actual results show it’s more of a battleground.

Several hundred supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in front of the Old Capitol Saturday. They sang, prayed, and held signs reading “Stop The Steal.”

The Florida For All coalition says it ran the largest independent electoral campaign in Florida, and made more than 24 million calls and texts. President Trump says 'this election is far from over.'