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Florida elections supervisors said Friday they will discontinue a state-directed effort to remove names from county voter rolls because they believe the state data is flawed and because the U.S. Department of Justice has said the process violates federal voting laws. Late Thursday, the Department of Justice sent Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner a…

Broward's new voter registration cards are breaking tradition: The cards have been supersized — big enough that they no longer fit in wallets.

So far at least 10 Republican-controlled states have passed laws to prohibit or limit the use of private money in public elections.

Democrats across the country are pushing to continue allowing private money to fund public elections as Republicans try ...

A newly formed political group, County Citizens Defending Freedom, wants to inspect Polk County, Floridas election management system.

Endangered. (© FlaglerLive) Four months ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis bragged that other states should emulate voting procedures in Florida, where former President Donald Trump’s solid Election Day victory over President Joe Biden was done and dusted long before midnight. But the Republican governor, who will be on the ballot next year, and GOP legislative leaders are pushing changes to the state’s election process that Democrats are branding as “voter suppression,” county election officials ...

Suppression or security? Proposed voting changes cause uproar Dara Kam, Senior reporter, News Service of Florida Published:  Updated:  Tags:  FILE - An election worker places a vote-by-mail ballot into an official ballot drop box outside of an early voting site, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Four months ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis bragged that other states should emulate voting procedures ...

State GOP leaders’ push to amend the elections process mimics efforts underway in other Republican-led states following President Trump’s re-election defeat in November. Trump and his followers have repeatedly alleged that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen,” a claim without merit.