Elections

National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday that celebrates American democracy and reminds people to play their part in protecting it.

A new Florida elections law now requires you to register to vote-by-mail every two years rather than every four years.

Primary elections are around the corner, and if you plan to mail in your vote, officials say you'll need to request a ballot. Recent legislation wiped out all vote-by-mail requests made before the 2022 general election.

A federal judge Wednesday refused to block two parts of a new state elections law, while Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration appealed an earlier ruling that halted other parts of the law.

The lawsuit was filed in April by the League of Women Voters of Florida and the NAACP against Secretary of State Cord Byrd.

Several new voting laws in mostly Republican-led states like Florida impose criminal penalties or fines for helping people register to vote. They particularly affect Asian American and Asian immigrant communities.

A federal judge won't decide whether or not to temporarily block new restrictions on voter registration groups until after the new law takes effect this weekend.

Voter registration groups primarily serving Hispanic and Latino communities are suing to block a new Florida law that will make it harder for them to operate.

The bill is a continuation of a years-long effort by DeSantis and Republican lawmakers to make elections-law changes that they contend are necessary to prevent wrongdoing.

Voting-rights groups want a full federal appeals court to take up a fight about whether a 2021 Florida elections law made changes that discriminated against Black voters.

The bill, passed by the House Friday, changes what is known as the state’s “resign-to-run” law and places more restrictions on voter-registration groups. Gov. Ron Desantis is expected to sign it into law.

The outcome of the runoff could determine how many allies Mayor Jane Castor has on the council.