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A Republican state senator who drafted the law at the heart of the controversy said it is not being applied correctly.

Arrest of voting felons strikes a glare over Amendment 4

This is the first major showing of the state's new election investigation office.

DeSantis said many of the felons were disqualified from voting because they were convicted of murder or sexual assault and said “they do not have the right to vote.”

Those arrested could face five years in prison and be fined up to $5,000.

Twenty felons across Florida were being arrested Thursday on allegations that they voted illegally during the 2020 elections, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. The arrests came...

Florida State will ask Marla Vickers to keep up the school’s fundraising momentum.

Your morning review of the issues and players behind Florida politics.

We look at WLRN Reporter Wilkine Brutus’ conversation with Florida's Secretary of State, Cord Byrd. Plus, there's tons of trash piling up in Biscayne Bay, other waterways and mangrove regions. Also, we meet one of the young people in the Miami 4 Social Change Youth Film Festival.

Despite a smooth 2020 elections process — a broad census across political spectrums — Cord Byrd said “additional security” was a priority of the administration.