Online-voting legislation was supported by all of Florida’s 67 elections supervisors, and by near-unanimous majorities in the state House and Senate. So you might think the bill — allowing citizens to register to vote and change their voter information at a secure Internet site — would be a shoo-in to be signed by the governor […]
Charges against ex-Flagler elections chief drift into murky legal terrain- The Daytona Beach News-Journal
BUNNELL — Two-party consent is the critical component when considering whether a recorded conversation is deemed legal or illegal, but the argument at trial — if it gets that far — could rest on an individual’s expectation of privacy. Kimberle Weeks, the former Flagler County elections supervisor, was arrested Wednesday morning following a grand jury […]
Supreme Court Declines to Review Blind Trust Case – The News Service of Florida
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 11, 2015……….In a unanimous ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a challenge to a 2013 law that allows elected officials to use blind trusts to shield their financial assets. The ruling came a year after the case was filed by Jim Apthorp, who was chief of staff […]
