Monthly Archives: April 2010

New Florida Election Law Bill passes Legislature, on its way to the Governor

April 30, 2010
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With a flurry of action yesterday, a new election law bill passed the House and Senate yesterday and is on its way to the Governor.  I’ll spend more time going over it if the Governor signs it, but what jumped out immediately to me was this new section:  97.0115  Preemption.-All matters set forth in...

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Florida election law bill vetoed

April 7, 2010
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The Florida Governor vetoed HB1207, a recently passed election law bill.  According to the bill analysis posted online, the bill would have reenacted and amended provisions related to electioneering communications and electioneering communication organizations (ECOs), revised provisions relating to use of local government funds for political advertising, and authorized the leader of each political...

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