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Florida allows the governor to replace elected local election supervisors. Author: Doug Richards Updated: 12:20 AM EDT April 21, 2021 ATLANTA — Critics of Georgia’s new election law say there’s danger in a provision allowing the state to take over local election offices. It would let the state replace local officials in Democratic counties with Republicans. Florida does this already.   The election bill, SB202 puts notice on the election offices of all 159 counties that can be taken over by the state because of “nonfeasance, malfeasance or gross negli...

GA allows state to remove local election officials; FL has done it Credit: AP Author: Doug Richards Updated: 4:51 PM EDT April 20, 2021 ATLANTA — Critics of Georgia’s new election law say there’s danger in a provision allowing the state to take over a local election offices.  It would let the state replace local officials in Democratic counties with Republicans.   Florida does this already.   The election bill, SB202 puts on notice the election offices of all 159 counties that they can be taken over by the state because of “nonfeasance, malfeasance o...

Welcome back to cnn's special live coverage of hurricane dorian. i'm victor blackwell here in jensen beach on hutchinson island. a barrier island on the east coast of florida. the wind has picked up. this area is under a hurricane warning and a mandatory evacuation. the beach behind me virtually deserted as there were dozens of people here earlier but have decided to get off of this beach, to leave this area. we know that florida governor ron disantis has recently had a conversation a short time ago with president trump. according to the governor's office, the president reaffirmed the federal ...

Minutes or so. but we're told to expect more of these. i want to go now to mark brogan, the mayor of broward county just south of west palm beach, palm beach county. mr. mayor, thanks for being with us. first question here, according to the latest update from the governor's office, governor ron disantis, there are no mandatory evakcuations even for the barrir islands in broward county. what are you expecting for lauderdale by the sea, for dania beach, for hollywood beach, for those communities? >> as everyone has seen the past 24 hours, the storm continues to go west, one mile-an-hour west. so...

Hurricane center says florida may not take a direct hit. however, much. florida is in the cone of uncertainty, meaning landfall is still possible anywhere along the florida east coast. >> the governor is telling everyone in the state take hurricane dorian seriously. a lot of people have already boarded up as officials tell residents to be prepared with at least seven days of supplies. >> we're covering this hurricane from every angle. cnn has crews stretched out across the coast. let's start, though, with cnn meteorologist allison chinchar in the weather center. allison, so the track has chang...