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Teen Campaigning for Perelman Says She Was Shoved by Rep. Wasserman Schultz

By Jessica Lipscomb

Aug 18, 2020

Velasquez says she was trying to speak with voters when incumbent U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz interposed her body in between Velasquez and the voters.

Elections staff began recounting ballots at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office November 11, 2018, in Lauderhill.

Citizen Audit Group Forms in Broward Ahead of 2020 Election Cycle

By Dana Dreher

Sep 9, 2019

It's time for Florida voters to step up — before the 2020 elections. So say Jamie Friend and George Navarini, who co-chair Citizens Audit, a new bipartisan coalition whose aim is to bring accountability to the election process in Broward County. Barely past the lawsuit against former Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes...

Ahead of Thursday Recount Deadline, Judge Grants Voters Until Saturday to Remedy Signature Problems

By Ayurella Horn-Muller

Nov 15, 2018

In a surprising and unprecedented decision, a federal judge ruled early Thursday that voters who had their mail-in and provisional ballots rejected because of signatures will now have until Saturday to remedy the issue. U.S. District Court judge Mark Walker claimed that signature mismatch rules do not pass "constitutional muster."

Five Times Broward County Royally Screwed Up Elections

By Ayurella Horn-Muller

Nov 13, 2018

Much like an ex that just won’t let you go, Broward’s tumultuous relationship with elections goes way back. Here are the top five times Broward County royally screwed up elections.

Broward County's Midterm Electoral Chaos Draws Comparisons to the 2000 Presidential Election

By Ayurella Horn-Muller

Nov 9, 2018

Lawsuits, changing electoral outcomes, and theories of flawed ballot design: The escalating midterm electoral chaos in Broward County is drawing parallels to the contested 2000 presidential election,

An analysis by a University of Pennsylvania political science professor and Harvard PhD candidate says restoring felons' voting rights is unlikely to create a surge of Democratic voters.

Restoring Felons' Voting Rights Probably Won't Turn Florida Blue

By Jessica Lipscomb

Nov 7, 2018

A frequently cited study from 2002 says if Florida had allowed felons to vote, Al Gore might have defeated George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election. At the time, 827,000 people in Florida had lost the right to vote due to felony convictions. The study's authors theorized that nearly 70 percent would have voted as Democrats, thus potentially changing the course of history.

Trump Ally Ron DeSantis Wins Florida Governor's Race

By Meg O'Connor

Nov 7, 2018

Congressman Ron DeSantis won the Florida governor's race tonight with 49.9 percent of the vote with 99 percent counted, defeating his progressive opponent, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, in one of the mostly closely watched races in the nation. Despite the blue wave of support that showed up for Gillum and across the country, the Trump-backed former prosecutor won among men and older voters, continuing a two-decade legacy of Republican governors in the Sunshine State.

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Florida Voters Agree on One Thing: Pre-Trial Detention Takes Advantage of the Poor

By Ayurella Horn-Muller

Nov 6, 2018

Broward County resident Herman Lindsey has gone to jail six times because of his inability to pay the bonds set for his release. On one occasion in the '90s, his bail was set to $50. At the time, Lindsey had no feasible means to resolve it. He wound up in jail for two weeks for an unpaid traffic citation.

So Far, Young People Have Cast Only 6 Percent of Ballots in Florida

By Brittany Shammas

Nov 2, 2018

This was supposed to be the year young people hit the polls in droves, pushing back on years of dismal youth turnout in the midterms. Parkland student activists like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez traveled the country all summer to sign up new voters and last month appeared in...

Who Are the Dream Defenders and What is Andrew Gillum's Link to Them?

By Ayurella Horn-Muller

Nov 2, 2018

"Radical. Socialist. Anti-cop. Anti-Semite. Anti-American." Florida's Dream Defenders have been vilified by Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis.

Find Your Broward County Early Voting Location Here

By Celia Almeida

Oct 22, 2018

Here are the early voting locations in Broward County. Polls are open from Monday, October 22, to Sunday, November 4, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your sample ballot on the Broward County Supervisor of Elections website.

Find Your Palm Beach County Early Voting Location Here

By Celia Almeida

Oct 22, 2018

Here are the early voting locations in Palm Beach County. Polls are open from Monday, October 22, to Sunday, November 4, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your sample ballot on the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website.

Polls show health care is a top issue for voters in the November midterm elections.

Here Are the South Florida Congressional Candidates Who Support Universal Health Care

By Jessica Lipscomb

Oct 19, 2018

For years, Florida has had one of the highest rates of uninsured residents. So it's no surprise health care is a top issue for voters going into the November midterms. According to a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than a quarter of Florida voters said health care was the most important issue they were considering this election season.

Nonprofits like the ACLU of Florida "prioritize issues of civil liberties or civil rights for Floridians."

So-Called "Rights of Crime Victims" Amendment Would Favor Corporations and Limit Rights of the Accused

By Ayurella Horn-Muller

Oct 12, 2018

Dubbed the “Rights of Crime Victims,” Amendment 6 has garnered strong opposition from local and statewide organizations like the Broward County League of Women’s Voters and ACLU of Florida. Activists warn the proposed amendment would favor corporations and infringe upon the rights of the accused.

15-year-old Hollywood resident Isabella Javellana is an activist with Manuel Oliver's organization Change the Ref.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Joined Parkland Victims' Parents in Coral Springs Gun Control Rally

By Ayurella Horn-Muller

Oct 8, 2018

Former New York mayor and possible 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg joined the parents of slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas students for a rally advocating gun control in Coral Springs.

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell often brings her family along for canvassing.

More Than 100 Female Candidates Won in Florida's Primaries

By Brittany Shammas

Aug 29, 2018

This year, record numbers of women across Florida are mounting campaigns for office, most of them progressives motivated by anti-Trump fervor and emboldened by the Women's March. The so-called Pink Wave had its first real test Tuesday, Primary Day. And the early returns suggest the wave is real.

Broward School Board Candidate Elijah Manley Calls Member a “Demonic Entity,” Alleges Election Interference

By Dylan Bouscher

Aug 21, 2018

Broward School Board candidate Elijah Manley called board member Rosalind Osgood a “demonic entity” in a Twitter thread fired off Sunday afternoon. Manley also accused Osgood of violating election laws by intimidating voters and campaigning within 100 feet of the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

Protesters hit the main jail in 2016 too. For more photos, click here.

Activists Launch National Prison Strike at Broward Main Jail on Nat Turner Day

By Dylan Bouscher

Aug 21, 2018

It's not every day that inmates at the Broward County Main Jail are serenaded by a cacophony of megaphones, trombones, paint bucket drums, and violins. But tonight, South Florida activists will bust out their instruments and create as much noise as possible to highlight lousy conditions and the state’s worst-in-the-nation treatment of former prisoners when it comes to voting rights.

Ruth’s List #CampaignSquad event at Gramps in Miami on August 15.

235 Progressive Women Are Running for Public Office in Florida, Mirroring a National Trend

By Dylan Bouscher

Aug 16, 2018

The number of progressive women running for office in Florida has nearly quadrupled in two years. The 235 candidates Ruth's List Florida is supporting in this November’s election is an uptick from approximately 60 who ran for office with the organization’s backing in 2016.

The Ten Progressive Candidates in South Florida

By Dylan Bouscher

Aug 14, 2018

Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election by running as an anti-establishment, outsider candidate. (Russia may have helped, too.) In 2018, the Democratic party is responding by propping up outsider candidates of their own, often with political positions substantially to the left of traditional Democratic candidates. Many of South Florida's...

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