Voting Rights

In this episode, you’ll hear from an elections supervisor about how you can be sure your vote will be counted, and what’s being done to prevent cyberattacks. We also discuss a topic top of mind for a lot of voters: the economy.

The petitions in question are not included in the total that allowed Amendment 4 to be placed on the November ballot.

Florida belonged to the Electronic Voter Registration System, known as ERIC — but left last year, joining a small group of other deep red states

Alleging an "egregious misreading of Florida's Constitution," voting-rights groups late Wednesday argued the state Supreme Court should overturn a decision that upheld a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

An appeals court upheld the map, which plaintiffs say violated part of the constitutional amendment that barred drawing districts that would “diminish” the ability of minorities to “elect representatives of their choice.”

The proposed bill would place additional restrictions on voter-registration groups and help clear the way for a potential White House bid by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

After Republicans won big in Florida, Democrats and the groups that organize for them are reckoning with what went so red in the country's largest swing state.

On gun control, Marco Rubio said Americans have a Second Amendment right to protect themselves, while Val Demings accused Rubio of not doing enough to change laws to prevent mass shootings.

Florida Democratic lawmakers gathered outside the old Capitol building Thursday to rally against GOP-led efforts they say will make voting harder.

Voting-rights advocates say “secrecy” envelopes would make it harder for Floridians to cast their ballots.

A new review by a task force school officials will assemble “is critical to ensure the policy advances the university’s interests while protecting academic freedom.”

The university clarified that the political science professors would be allowed to testify as plaintiffs’ witnesses if they don’t get paid or use school resources.