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Teachers, union leaders join Harris-Walz campaign in Orlando to slam Project 2025
‘This Project 2025 stuff is designed to take us back to a time when we fought for everything, and had nothing’
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Florida residents have until Oct. 7 to register to vote in November
In addition to candidates for elected office, the fate of abortion access in Florida and marijuana legalization could also be decided this November
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As mail ballots go out, Florida Democrats get more money from DNC
The Democratic National Committee is making a $400,000 contribution to the state party
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DeSantis-linked anti-pot PAC receives $1 million from group affiliated with co-founders of ‘abusive’ teen drug rehab program
The late GOP megadonors Betty and Mel Sembler also funded efforts to keep medical marjuana illegal in Florida back in 2016
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Non-profit group files federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s voter verification process
The process ‘not only places the burden of verification on Black voters, it further disenfranchises Black eligible voters,’ the lawsuit alleges
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he’s not ready to commit to debating Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
‘We’ll see what happens,’ Scott replied when asked a second time about a debate
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‘Women should have the right to choose’: Florida men make calls to turn out the vote for abortion rights in November
The joint phone bank was organized by voter engagement group Mi Vecino and Men 4 Choice
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One Orange County commissioner race heads to a likely recount, two more head to a November runoff
The District 1 was separated by just five votes as of Wednesday morning
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Primary Day 2024 election results for Orange County and Orlando, Florida
Here are all of the 2024 Primary Election results for Orlando-area locals
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Florida GOP surpasses Democratic voters by 1 million in political milestone
The deadline to register for the November elections is Oct. 7
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New poll shows majority support for Florida’s abortion rights measure among Democrats and Republicans
Sixty-nine percent of likely voters polled said they support Florida’s Amendment 4, but pollsters warn this could still drop ahead of the election.
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Orlando PR firm that was paid to kill local rent control effort now going after Florida’s pro-pot amendment
Consensus Communications launched their opposition campaign to Florida’s Amendment 3 last Friday.
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Florida Democratic leaders back Kamala Harris following Biden’s exit
‘This is a time for Democrats to be united, to be energized and to be moving forward,’ state party Chair Nikki Fried said
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can now be charged, judges say
Two South Florida appeals courts overturned rulings that dismissed charges against a pair of defendants
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Thousands of voters may be unaware that their registration to vote by mail has expired
Unless you registered after Dec. 22, 2022, you’re probably one of them
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Tampa transgender woman Ashley Brundage qualifies to run for state house
Brundage hopes to make history by becoming the first transgender person elected to serve in Tallahassee
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Florida Democrats lock up 11 legislative seats, running unopposed ahead of Friday deadline
Two Democrats — former House members Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando and Mack Bernard of West Palm Beach — locked up Senate seats
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Republican Greg Pull files to run against Orlando Democrat Anna Eskamani for Florida House
When reached by phone Thursday, Pull declined to comment at this time on his campaign or his priorities if elected.
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Florida appeals federal block on elections law that restricts voter-registration groups
In part, the law would prevent non-U.S. citizens from ‘collecting or handling’ voter-registration applications
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Trump’s conviction unlikely to create a down-ballot effect for Florida candidates, experts say
Experts say a majority of Florida voters were already entrenched behind their candidates before the conviction