THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 28, 2015……….In what one critic of the Legislature called an “unprecedented admission,” the Florida Senate conceded Tuesday that the chamber’s districts are unconstitutional and should be redrawn in a special session beginning in October. An agreement between the Legislature and a coalition of voting-rights groups and citizens that challenged the Senate […]
Court: House violated the law – Tallahassee Democrat
By Jeff Burlew Democrat senior writer | @JeffBurlew on Twitter The 2015 legislative session ended Friday not with a customary party — or a balanced budget — but with a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court that the Republican-led House of Representatives violated the constitution when it abruptly closed up shop Tuesday. Senate Democrats filed […]
Online voter registration bill heads for governor’s signature-Tallahassee Democrat
The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would bring part of the state’s elections system into the Internet age, sending an online voter registration plan to Gov.Rick Scott. The Senate voted 37-3 to adopt Sen. Jeff Clemens’ SB 228, which would allow voters to apply and update their voter registrations using a website […]
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