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Florida’s controversial mail-in ballot law complicates special elections to replace Gaetz and Waltz

Special elections are needed to fill congressional seats after Donald Trump tapped Republicans Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz.
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Early voting ends this weekend: Here’s what you need to know

In-person early voting ends Sunday in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota and Polk. But ends Saturday in Manatee, Pasco, Hernando & Citrus.
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Nearly 1.2 million primary ballots have already been cast in Florida

Slightly more Democrats than Republicans had voted by mail, while the GOP led by a large margin in early voting.
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Voting rights groups say Florida should pay $3 million in legal fees and other costs

Groups say Florida should pay $3.2 million after the groups’ partially successful challenge to a 2021 elections law.
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Mail and early votes in Florida’s primary top 717,000

Florida’s primary elections are two weeks away; more than 717,000 voters had cast ballots as of Tuesday.
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Florida primary voters have already cast 650,000 mail-in ballots as early in-person voting starts

277,922 Republicans and 265,152 Democrats had returned vote-by-mail ballots to county elections supervisors.
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Hillsborough sends out vote-by-mail ballots for primary election

If you live in Hillsborough County and plan on voting by mail for the 2024 primary election, you’ll get your ballot soon.  Around a dozen pallets full of ballots were mailed out Thursday. The county’s...

Tampa Bay election officials to send out vote-by-mail ballots

Listen: The Tampa Bay region is preparing for election season. Hillsborough County will soon get ballots to residents who want to vote by mail. Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer is preparing to send out...
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The Florida Senate president opposes changes to mail voting

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo on Tuesday voiced opposition Tuesday to a proposal that would scale back voting by mail.
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A Senate Republican files a bill to take away the right to cast a mail ballot for many Floridians

Sen. Blaise Ingoglia has filed a bill that could lead to potentially far-reaching changes in voting by mail in Florida.
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The Scoop: Tues., September 19, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Rays stadium The Rays are going to make a major announcement today regarding a deal to build a new stadium in downtown St. Petersburg with contributions from the team, the city of St. Petersburg, and...

Florida’s GOP-backed voting bills could disenfranchise millions of elderly and disabled Floridians, especially in minority communities

Supervisors of Elections and advocates for voting access said changes to existing laws could disenfranchise millions of elderly and disabled persons in Florida. Some of the greatest impacts would be felt in minority communities. LISTEN:...
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