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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
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Shan Rose and Travaris McCurdy head to June runoff for Orlando City Commission District 5 seat
The special election follows the suspension of Commissioner Regina Hill over allegations of elder abuse and fraud.
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Federal judge rejects part of Florida law banning noncitizens from helping register voters
Judge Walker issued a permanent injunction against the part of the law that targeted non-citizens, saying it violated the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause
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It’s the last day to register to vote in the Orlando District 5 special election
April 22 is the last day District 5 residents can register.
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President Joe Biden will appear in Tampa next week
The trip comes as polls show the president trailing Trump in the runup to the 2024 election.
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Biden campaign wants Floridians to see a new attack ad featuring Trump’s call for national abortion ban
The Joe Biden reelection campaign has launched a new 30-second television ad starting Tuesday attacking Donald Trump’s stance on reproductive rights
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Issues on Florida’s November ballot will include campaign funds, property taxes, hunting and more
Floridians in November will vote on six proposed constitutional amendments
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‘President Biden’s opening in Florida’: Democrats say abortion could affect races up and down November ballot
Focus on the abortion issue exploded Monday shortly after the seven-member Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent
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Abortion advocates plan Orlando rally this month to support abortion rights measure
Florida voters will get to decide in November whether to extend Florida’s abortion limit to roughly 24 weeks of pregnancy
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Florida GOP extends voter registration lead over Democrats by more than 855,000
Democrats historically held a registration lead in the state, but Republicans overtook them in 2021
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Republicans can still vote for DeSantis in Florida’s primary election, even though he suspended his campaign
‘There is a theory of the case in DeSantis world that, oh, Trump could drop dead’
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Concern about artificial intelligence in political ads grows ahead of election year in Florida
Florida legislators recently approved a bill that requires a disclaimer to be included in political ads that use generative AI
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Judge strikes down part of Florida elections law
The law placed restrictions on what are known as ‘third party’ voter-registration organizations
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Judge ends challenges to Florida election law he admits targets Black voters
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued an order after an appeals court last year overturned a ruling in which he found the law improperly discriminated against Black voters
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Florida Republicans seek again to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution
The idea’s backed by the Chamber of Commerce, which doesn’t love that people have voted to increase Florida’s minimum wage
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Democrat Tom Keen flips GOP seat, wins House District 35 special election
Keen’s victory offers a ray of hope for Florida Democrats