A large number of interesting pieces on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Here’s a few interesting ones: Washington Post The Hill NYTimes Washington Times While the majority of the Supreme Court did not rule on the constitutionality of Section 5, it did open the door to more...
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Election bill dead for this session?
Numerous reports, including this one in the Miami Herald, indicate that leader of the Florida House of Representatives does not think there is enough time left in this session for the proposed elections bills. With the legislative session looking at either an extension or a special session this year, we’ll see what happens.
America Votes! Supplement
I contributed a chapter to the American Bar Association to the America Votes! Supplement – just published today.
A return to the blog.
Thanks for all of you who have asked about this blog, I’m now resuming my work on it. I’ve been working on a forthcoming publication on these kind of issues, so that has taken time away from this space. With that concluded, I’ll be posting again here. With the Florida Legislature in session, I’m...
VOTE
I think that says it all – if you need to find your polling place, go to the State site then contact your local Supervisor of Elections for locations. Polls open 7am-7pm.
Early voting hours extended via a State of Emergency
Per Executive Order 08-217, the Florida Governor extended early voting hours throughout Florida by declaring a State of Emergency. The new hours are 7AM-7PM through Friday and then 12 hours on the weekend. As before, the weekend hours will vary from county to county with some open on Sunday and other not. Check your...
Monday, October 6th is the last day to register to vote for the November Election!
Monday, October 6th is the last day to register to vote for the November Election! The registration form and information is online.
Palm Beach County ballots still missing
According the Palm Beach Post, after several attempts Palm Beach County cannot locate all of its ballots. Reports have narrowed the amount of ballot missing to about 3,000, with 102,000 votes supposed cast, but only 99,045 ballots located. Initially on election night, one judicial race was decided by 17 votes, while after a recount,...
Palm Beach Election Litigation online
The Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court has continued their tradition of putting notable election litigation online. The complaint in the Palm Beach County judicial race dispute is online now.
Generally positive reviews of early voting process so far
Reports so far, mostly out of South Florida, cast a positive review on the first days of early voting using paper ballots in formerly touchscreen locations. The Sun Sentinel ran one article titled “Paper ballots get rave reviews” in Broward County, and another article titled “Computer problems frustrate some on first day of early...