DOJ settles Osceola School Board Voting Rights Case
April 17, 2008
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it has settled with Osceola County, resolving a challenge to the county’s School Board districts under the Voting Rights Act. Last week, according to the Orlando Sentinel, the School Board adopted the new districts enhancing the chances of electing a Hispanic candidate for the first time.
Free stamps=bribe?
February 22, 2008
The Orlando Sentinel reports that one of the political parties mailed stamps to voters and told them to use the stamps to return their absentee ballot for the Florida House District 32 contest. The question is whether that crosses the line and constitutes a bribe under Fla. Stat. 104.061 or is of such nominal value that it does not cause a problem.
Dual disqualifications in West Palm Beach
February 20, 2008
Both candidates for the District 3 City Commission race in West Palm Beach have been deemed disqualified because of election law errors. The challenger was disqualified for paying her filing fees with a personal check, while the incumbent had the wrong signature on her campaign account designation form. A special election is now likely, more in the Palm Beach Post.