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...
The lawyer for the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections has issued an opinion supporting the position of the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections on the “no match, no vote” law. This is a law passed back in 2006, but only recently made effective due to preclearance delays and litigation, that requires “If...
I thought this article featuring a Q&A from Tampa Bay Newspapers Online with a local supervisor of elections was helpful – it lists many of the questions and myths that I’ve been hearing about and will explore more on this blog over the next couple of weeks.
Monday, October 6th is the last day to register to vote for the November Election! The registration form and information is online.
I wrote a short piece on “Lessons Learned” from the Primary – posted on the Carlton Fields website.
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,...
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.
When does early voting end in Florida? The Division of Elections website states “August 24th.” Some newspaper articles state August 23rd. So who is right? Both are, it depends on your county. Florida Statute 101.657 (1)(d) provides in part: “Early voting shall be provided for 8 hours per weekday and 8 hours in the...
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...
The St. Pete Times published an article today about concerns about the potential problems with paper ballots and recounts. What I found most interesting is the news that the State intends to issue a new “voter intent” rule on September 28th – in between the primary and general elections. This rule deals with how...