Florida

Complete coverage for Florida can be found below. (Return to States List)

Swing State Focus

• Absentee Ballots: Will absentee voters be notified of mistakes on their ballot and be given an opportunity to correct those mistakes?

  No.

• Absentee Ballots: What is the last date on which an absentee ballot can arrive and still be counted?

  In Florida, absentee ballots must arrive prior to 7 p.m. on the day of the election. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.6103 (West 2012)

• Absentee Ballots: How many absentee ballots were cast in 2008 and 2010, and what percentage of those were counted as valid ballots?

  In 2008, 1,850,502 domestic absentee ballots were submitted, and 99.0 percent of those ballots were counted.

  In 2010, 1,226,412 domestic absentee ballots were submitted, and 98.6 percent of those ballots were counted.

  U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Election Administration and Voting Survey,

  http://www.eac.gov/research/election_administration_and_voting_survey.aspx

• Absentee Ballots: What must a voter do to validate an absentee ballot (e.g. any witness requirement? ID requirement for mailed ballots?)

  The voter must sign a statement on the provided return envelope swearing that the voter is a qualified voter and is voting only once in this election. The signature will be compared to the signature on the voter’s registration records. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.6103 (West 2012).

• Absentee Ballots: What is the latest date on which a voter can request an absentee ballot, and are those dates different for overseas and domestic voters?

  For voters requesting an absentee ballot to be sent to them by mail, the deadline for the receipt of that request is 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the election.  For absentee ballots being picked up in person, either by the voter or the voter’s immediate family or legal guardian, absentee ballots can be obtained through Election Day, but must be returned before 7 p.m. on Election Day. Fla. Stat. § 101.62 (2012).

• Poll-worker Error: What does state law say about a ballot cast incorrectly or in the wrong place due to poll-worker error?

  No information available.

• Provisional Ballots: What is the last date on which a provisional ballot voter can provide information that validates the ballot?

  The voter has the right to present further evidence of his or her eligibility to vote up until 5 p.m. on the second day following the election. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.048 (West 2012).

• Provisional Ballots: What kind of information is required to validate a provisional ballot?

  The information that a voter will need to provide will depend upon the reason why he or she voted a provisional ballot in the first place. Each voter utilizing a provisional ballot will be given written instruction on the information he or she will need to submit as well as directions on how to do so. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.048 (West 2012).

• Provisional Ballots: How many provisional ballots were cast in 2008 and 2010, and what percentage of those were counted as valid ballots?

  In 2008, 35,635 provisional ballots were cast and 48.6 percent of those ballots were counted. In 2010, 13,181 provisional ballots were cast and 74.3 percent of those ballots were counted. U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Election Administration and Voting Survey, http://www.eac.gov/research/election_administration_and_voting_survey.aspx.

• Provisional Ballots: Is there an affidavit alternative for verifying the ID requirements for a provisional ballot?

  No. When submitting a provisional ballot, the voter will be required to sign an affidavit affirming that he or she is entitled to vote in the specific precinct and has not yet done so for the current election. However, the voter will still need to submit the missing information in order for the ballot to be counted. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.048 (West 2012).

• Provisional Ballots: Will provisional ballots count for the races for which a voter was in the correct location, even if in the wrong precinct for lower-ticket votes?

  No. The statute states that if it is determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the voter utilizing the provisional ballot was not a proper voter for that particular precinct, then the ballot shall be marked as ‘illegal’ and not counted. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.048 (West 2012).

• Recount Resources: Does the state have an automatic recount, and how is it triggered?

  If the unofficial returns indicate that a candidate was defeated or eliminated by one-half of one percent or less, a recount is conducted by the Secretary of State or the county elections officials, depending on the office, unless the candidate who would be eliminated forgoes the recount in writing. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 102.141(7) (West 2012).

• Recount Resources: May a candidate request a recount?

  The recount procedure is automatically triggered. A candidate may, however, initiate an election contest within ten days of the election by filing a complaint along with fees. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 102.168 (West 2012).

• Recount Resources: What is the date for certification (how many days after the election)?

  The county canvassing board must file unofficial results with the Department of State by the 4th day following a general election. Fla. Stat. § 102.141 (2012). If a recount is triggered by the margin between candidates, the board must return a second set of unofficial results to the Department of State by the 9^th day after the election. Fla. Stat. § 102.141 (2012). The Elections Canvassing Commission, consisting of the Governor and two members of the Governor’s cabinet, must certify the returns for federal, state, and multicounty offices on the 14th days after the election. Fla. Stat. § 102.111 (2012).

• Voter ID: On what date did the voter ID requirement become effective?

  The identification regulations were expanded in 1988 to include photo and signature identification. The current formulation of the law became effective May 19, 2011. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.043 (West 2012).

• Voter ID: Is there an affidavit alternative available to use on Election Day for persons without the required ID?

  Voters who do not provide the required identification may vote by provisional ballot. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 101.048 (West 2012).

• Voter ID: What is the ID requirement to vote?

  In Florida, voters are required to present a form of identification that contains both a photo and a signature. Approved forms of photo identification are: Florida driver's license; Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; United States passport; debit or credit card; military identification; student identification; retirement center identification; neighborhood association identification; and public assistance identification. If the photo identification does not contain a signature line, the voter may present an additional identification that does.
  FLA. STAT. ANN. § 101.043 (West 2012).

Information & Analysis

November, 2012

• Miami-Dade County Will Not Announce Results Until at Least Tomorrow (11/07/12)
• Reports of long lines in Florida (11/06/12)
• Reports of Broward County, FL Precincts Running Out of Ballots--Might Have Deterred Some Voters (11/06/12)
• Long lines in Florida (11/06/12)
• Student Voting Issues (11/06/12)
• Florida Robo-calls Re Wrong Election Day Stopped (11/06/12)
• Settlement of Yesterday's Florida Early Voting Lawsuit (11/05/12)
• Lawsuit Extends Early Voting in Florida (11/04/12)

October, 2012

• Judge Does Not Halt Florida's Process of Purging Voter Rolls (10/05/12)

September, 2012

• Florida Judge Rules for State in Early Voting Challenge (9/26/12)
• Holder Does Not Oppose Preclearance of FL Early Voting Plan (9/06/12)

August, 2012

• Court Refuses to Preclear FL Early Voting Plan (8/17/12)

June, 2012

• Federal Court Blocks Florida Election Law (6/01/12)

October, 2010

• FL Senate Candidate changes (10/27/10)

November, 2008

• Election Law @ Moritz signing off (11/04/08)
• Florida Challenge Suit Resolved (11/03/08)

October, 2008

• FL Dems Sue to Prevent Challenges (10/30/08)
• Florida election supervisors considering lawsuit over governor's order to extend early voting hours (10/29/08)
• FL Governor extends early voting hours (10/28/08)
• 30 Florida counties come up with new ways to deal with the state's (10/28/08)

August, 2008

• Injunction Denied in Florida Voter Registration Case (8/07/08)

April, 2008

• 11th Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Florida's Voter Registration Law (4/04/08)

March, 2008

• Florida Registration Deadline Upheld (3/25/08)

January, 2008

• Florida Primaries Going Smoothly (1/29/08)

December, 2007

• Florida Voter Registration Law Blocked (12/18/07)

November, 2007

• Jennings Drops Florida Lawsuit (11/30/07)

January, 2007

• FL-13: Jennings Appeals Order Denying Access to Source Code (1/04/07)
• FL-13: Source Code Kept Secret; Buchanan to Take Seat (1/02/07)

December, 2006

• FL-13: The Fight Over Source Code (12/23/06)
• FL-13: Complaint Filed in Congress (12/21/06)
• FL-13: State Withdraws Dismiss Motion (12/15/06)
• FL-13 Update: 12/05/06 (12/05/06)
• FL-13 Update - 12/4/06 (12/04/06)

November, 2006

• FL-13: Questions Remain Unanswered (11/30/06)
• FL-13, 11/28/06 Update – State Audit Begins (11/28/06)
• FL-13, 11/27/06 Update (11/27/06)
• FL-13: Political Groups File Suit (11/22/06)
• FL-13, 11/21/06 Update (11/21/06)
• Sarasota County Focal Point of Electronic Voting Critique (11/20/06)
• FL-13: Election Contest Filed (11/20/06)
• FL-13: Update 11/17/06 (11/17/06)
• FL-13: Court issues injunction to preserve voting equipment (11/14/06)
• FL-13: Recount Begins (11/13/06)
• FL-13: Update 11/10/06 (11/10/06)
• FL-13: Undervotes & Potential Recount (11/09/06)

Commentary

2012

• Why Florida Should Not Be the “Next Florida”: Fixing the Debacle In Palm Beach County (10/24/12)
• Will the Voting Rules Affect Which Candidate Wins? (8/18/12)
• Florida’s Voter Purge … and The Federalist Papers (6/04/12)

2010

• Bush v. Gore in Historical Perspective (12/09/10)
• Looking Backward: Instant Runoff Voting in the 2010 Midterm Elections (11/30/10)
• Instant Runoff Voting as a "Game Changing" Alternative Voting System? (10/26/10)

2006

• Congress Turns to Election Administration (11/28/06)

News Wire

Election law news from across the country concerning Florida

May, 2013

• Florida Legislature waits till session’s last day to pass fix of election problems (5/06/13)

April, 2013

• Legislative deal keeps major campaign-finance loophole (4/25/13)
• Voting rights groups lambaste Florida GOP’s election law rewrite (4/23/13)
• North Florida absentee ballot fraud case unravels for prosecutors (4/15/13)
• Senate holds firm on witnessing absentee ballots; Pasco elections chief calls it 'a recipe for disaster' (4/12/13)
• House, Senate differences on campaign contributions threaten reforms (4/10/13)

March, 2013

• Report: Voting cyberattack in Florida (3/19/13)
• Fla. House passes election overhaul bill (3/07/13)

February, 2013

• House D’s get extra hours for early voting (sort of) (2/25/13)
• Miami-Dade has authority to enact absentee ballot law, judge rules (2/25/13)
• House panel passes campaign finance bill along partisan lines (2/21/13)
• House committee approves campaign finance overhaul (2/12/13)
• Emails raise questions about Fla. redistricting (2/07/13)
• Judge rules state can't delay early voting jury trial (2/04/13)

January, 2013

• Florida House leaders unveil campaign finance reform ideas (1/31/13)
• Florida group wants to end caps on campaign donations (1/24/13)
• Judge to rule on Miami-Dade absentee ballot ordinance (1/23/13)
• Florida Governor Backs Voting Changes (1/18/13)
• Florida election supervisors want up to 14 early voting days (1/11/13)
• Miami lawmakers file bills to reinstate early voting Sunday before Election Day (1/08/13)

December, 2012

• Provisional-ballot law prevented little fraud but forced extra work (12/18/12)
• Top state elections chief meets with South Florida supervisors (12/13/12)
• More Redistricting Ahead in Texas, Maybe Florida (12/06/12)
• Florida will investigate voting problems in 5 counties (12/05/12)
• Democrats file bills to increase early voting hours (12/03/12)

November, 2012

• Florida Rep. Allen West concedes (11/20/12)
• Proposed campaign reforms wouldn't choke off political cash (11/19/12)
• Allen West falls further behind (11/19/12)
• Groups call for more early voting days in Florida (11/13/12)
• Recount brouhaha: Numbers shift, Murphy camp claims win, West camp vows legal action (11/12/12)
• Court hearing set for noon today on West demand for recount (11/09/12)
• West Lawsuit Court Date Delayed (11/09/12)
• Allen West seeks recount but he isn't in recount margin (11/07/12)
• With hundreds still waiting to vote, nearly 70 percent of precincts remained open (11/06/12)
• Voting problems reported in several states (11/06/12)
• Poll problems cropping up in spots around US (11/06/12)
• Power outage causes voting hiccup in Hillsborough (11/06/12)
• Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in US election (11/06/12)
• Hundreds of Florida voters told election is Wednesday (11/06/12)
• Chart: Early voting down; absentee ballots up (11/06/12)
• Florida’s early voting comes to a controversial end (11/05/12)
• Florida Dems ask Scott to extend early voting (11/01/12)
• As Election Day nears, groups brace for a showdown at the polls (11/01/12)

October, 2012

• Bucher: Any delays at early voting sites likely due to 101 versions of long, custom-made ballot (10/30/12)
• New laws, big ballot could mean confusion for 2012 Florida voters (10/29/12)
• Fort Lauderdale judge upholds voter purge (10/05/12)
• Florida elections supervisors ordered to review GOP voter forms for possible fraud (10/04/12)
• Judge expected to rule on voter purge this week (10/02/12)
• In Florida, G.O.P. Says Voter Forms Are Suspect (10/01/12)

September, 2012

• Removal of non-citizens from voter rolls could be delayed (9/28/12)
• Judge: Florida early voting changes stand (9/25/12)
• Fla. defends early voting limits in federal court (9/21/12)
• Groups race against time to get Florida voters registered (9/17/12)
• Court Approves Schedule for Florida Early Voting (9/14/12)
• Clay republican, other GOP groups join Corrine Brown's early voting hours lawsuit (9/14/12)
• Feds OK Florida early voting plan for 5 counties (9/06/12)

August, 2012

• Facing FBI scrutiny, former Democratic candidate files amended campaign finance (8/24/12)
• Showdown Looming Between Rick Scott and Monroe Elections Supervisor? (8/23/12)
• As always, Florida in the middle of the voting wars (8/20/12)
• U.S. court says Florida's early voting rules discriminatory (8/17/12)
• Judge voids Fla. limit on minors' campaign giving (8/08/12)
• Feds: Florida’s voter purge violates federal law (8/01/12)

July, 2012

• Brown, Duval County Democrats, sue over early voting days reduction (7/30/12)
• State to investigate campaign finance complaint against Carl Persis (7/06/12)
• Fla. election law draws new legal challenge (7/03/12)

June, 2012

• Judge halts federal attempt to block Florida’s voter purge (6/28/12)
• Florida considers stopping Voter Participation Center's registration drive letters (6/27/12)
• Legal group sues to get Fla. justices off ballot (6/26/12)
• Florida voter registration law challenged (6/22/12)
• Florida’s voter purge explained (6/18/12)
• Florida, DOJ in dueling lawsuits over voter purge (6/12/12)
• County elections chiefs to state: We won’t resume voter purge (6/08/12)
• Florida aiming to keep Nelson out of elections law battle (6/06/12)
• Judge blocks Florida voting law (6/01/12)
• Feds to Florida: halt non-citizen voter purge (6/01/12)

May, 2012

• Federal judge strikes down part of new election law (5/31/12)
• Florida Steps Up Effort Against Illegal Voters (5/25/12)
• Non-citizen voter database flawed, say elections officials (5/14/12)
• Former Rothstein law partner pleads guilty Friday (5/11/12)
• Rival: Palm Beach County state attorney candidate Aronberg broke campaign law (5/05/12)
• Rothstein assistant sentenced to prison for election law crime (5/04/12)

April, 2012

• State congressional, legislative districts approved by Justice Department (4/30/12)
• Florida Supreme Court validates redrawn Senate redistricting map (4/27/12)
• Justices need a lesson in state elections law, a lawmaker says (4/26/12)
• Florida election law review will extend into July (4/24/12)
• Arguments begin over redistricting Florida’s congressional districts (4/19/12)
• Senate Argues for Its New Redistricting Map (4/16/12)
• Legal filings pan Florida redistricting do-over (4/11/12)
• Legislature seeks federal redistricting review even without a final map (4/03/12)

March, 2012

• Restrictions on Voter Registration in Florida Have Groups Opting Out (3/27/12)
• Court upholds House redistricting map, rejects Senate's plan (3/09/12)

February, 2012

• 2 Lawsuits follow Florida Senate's Final Passage of Redistricting Map (2/10/12)
• Deerfield Beach 'PAC Man' faces 2,052 counts of breaking election laws (2/09/12)
• House voting on Florida redistricting plans (2/03/12)
• Appeals court upholds Fla. redistricting amendment (2/01/12)

January, 2012

• Florida’s election law draws scrutiny (1/27/12)
• 4 lawmakers fight effort to depose them over election-law changes (1/27/12)
• U.S. Senate panel holds Tampa hearing on Florida election law (1/27/12)
• Election law oddity will leave Monroe County operating under different rules (1/15/12)

December, 2011

• Election law changes may be confusing absentee voters (12/23/11)
• FEC report: Buchanan and campaign ‘more likely than not’ violated campaign laws (12/22/11)
• Voting rights groups sue Florida over elections law (12/15/11)
• Former State Senator Nancy Argenziano Challenges New Election Law (12/12/11)
• Florida House releasing redistricting proposals (12/06/11)

November, 2011

• Florida lawmakers subpoenaed in elections lawsuit (11/30/11)
• Rooney, Negron districts would condense under redistricting plan released Monday (11/29/11)
• Florida's election law on trial (11/04/11)
• Sen. Bill Nelson wants investigation of election law changes (11/02/11)
• Court Rejects Florida Bid to Speed Election Law Case (11/01/11)

July, 2011

• Jesse Jackson joins rallies against new FL election law (7/25/11)
• Florida GOP Leaders Push for Early Primary Date, Despite Threat from RNC (7/08/11)

June, 2011

• Florida GOP's Electoral Reform Sparks Ire, Could add Hurdle for Obama in '12 (6/07/11)
• Collier County Awaits DC Decision on Election Law Changes (6/03/11)

May, 2011

• Secret Donors Multiply with Finances Dwarfing Watergate (5/23/11)
• Florida's New Voting Law and What it Means (5/23/11)
• Judge Holds off Ruling in Early Voting Case (5/23/11)
• Florida GOP Passes Radical Overhaul Of Election Law, Jeopardizing Voting Rights Of Elderly, Military, Students (5/10/11)
• Florida Legislature Passes Omnibus Election Law Bill which Curtails Ballot Access (5/05/11)

April, 2011

• With presidential election looming, Florida election law rewrite moves forward (4/26/11)
• House Republicans rewrite elections law (4/21/11)

February, 2011

• Recount possible in exceedingly close, low turnout special election (2/09/11)

January, 2011

• Change in law could reduce absentee voting in Tampa elections (1/19/11)
• Federal judge refuses to dismiss Scott’s campaign-finance lawsuit (1/11/11)
• Florida lawmakers subpoenaed in elections lawsuit (1/01/11)

November, 2010

• Democrats File Records Request For Provisional Ballots (11/03/10)
• Sink concedes to Scott (11/03/10)

October, 2010

• Judge won't block Fla. campaign law enforcement (10/28/10)
• Florida eyes 'sore loser' election law (10/26/10)
• Federal Court Hears Campaign Finance Arguments (10/19/10)

September, 2010

• Libertarians challenge campaign finance law (9/30/10)
• Court halts penalties for Fla. election violations (9/30/10)

July, 2010

• Disability Voting Machines (7/27/10)
• Military voters to get earlier ballots this year (7/07/10)

May, 2010

• First Ever 'Mail-Only' Election in Clay County this Summer (5/15/10)

April, 2010

• Lawsuit settlement to lead to bilingual ballots in 2012 (4/16/10)
• Revamped approach looks to increase numbers of younger Jacksonville voters (4/09/10)

March, 2010

• Lawsuits pull the plug on voting-machine monopoly (3/09/10)

February, 2010

• Fla. justices uphold local election law (2/11/10)

January, 2010

• High School Voter Education: Unfair Advantage To Dems? (1/31/10)
• Racial justice demands election reform (1/27/10)

December, 2009

• Collier, Lee counties helping state restore voting rights to felons (12/29/09)

September, 2009

• Fla. GOP slams Crist-backed felon vote restoration (9/25/09)
• 11 accused of faking voter registration cards in Miami-Dade (9/09/09)

August, 2009

• How Negron’s aggressive absentee ballot campaign clinched Senate seat before election day (8/05/09)

June, 2009

• Watchdog group praises Florida's election practices (6/29/09)
• Group faults ballot scanner for Florida overvotes (6/24/09)
• ACORN Counters Voter Fraud Charges (6/03/09)

May, 2009

• Group faults ballot scanner for Florida overvotes (5/24/09)
• Elections chief to resolve voting foul-ups (5/20/09)

April, 2009

• Gerry Goldsmith to appeal mayoral election ruling to state court (4/27/09)
• Defeat this attack on voters (4/26/09)
• House prepares to trim its elections bill, will the Senate follow suit? (4/23/09)
• Voting changes led to budget increases (4/22/09)
• Proposed Florida elections bill inspires furor among activists (4/22/09)
• Gov. Charlie Crist leery of voter law changes (4/21/09)
• Treasure Coast election officials question voter registration bill (4/21/09)
• Bill would make voting difficult, Dems say (4/20/09)
• Changes at voting polls rile up critics (4/18/09)
• Sweeping voting bill passes Senate committee (4/17/09)
• Overhaul of Florida Voting Rules Is Proposed (4/16/09)
• Critics say Florida Senate bill could disenfranchise voters (4/16/09)
• Elderly may need license, state ID to vote in Fla. (4/16/09)
• Judge rejects Gerry Goldsmith lawsuit; Jack McDonald to stay as Palm Beach mayor (4/07/09)

March, 2009

• Lake Park faces federal lawsuit over voting discrimination (3/31/09)
• Post office delivery of Palm Beach mayoral runoff absentee ballots debated in court (3/19/09)
• Gov. Crist Announces Progress of Civil Rights Resoration Cases (3/18/09)
• Florida urged to change rights-restoration rules for felons (3/15/09)
• Touch-screen voting resurfaces in court (3/10/09)
• Man whose vote disallowed in mayoral run-off sues (3/03/09)
• Loser in Palm Beach mayoral recount to file challenge (3/02/09)
• Florida Sen. Bill Nelson backs letting military vote by e-mail (3/01/09)

February, 2009

• Browning Proposing Tweaks to Voting Laws (2/27/09)
• Invalid Ballots in Florida Doubled in 2008 (2/26/09)
• New rules for third party voter registration groups to take effect (2/25/09)
• Browning wants to beef up overseas voting via e-mail (2/24/09)
• Coalition Says Voting in Florida Too Hard (2/24/09)
• Three-vote margin spurs Palm Beach mayoral ballot recount Saturday (2/18/09)

January, 2009

• Florida Supreme Court OKs ballot questions to alter method for redistricting (1/30/09)
• Redistricting amendment could be headed to 2010 ballot (1/29/09)
• High court wants to hear more about Sarasota election case (1/20/09)
• Hillsborough Finds Uncounted Ballots (1/17/09)

December, 2008

• Opinion: Minnesota and Florida recounts are polls apart (12/30/08)
• Defeated judicial candidate sues Broward elections chief (12/29/08)
• Elections Chief To Ask County For $2.3 Million (12/16/08)
• Special vote could have been dodged (12/08/08)

November, 2008

• Early voting for runoff sees less traffic (11/20/08)
• Secretary of state continues to review fraud complaints (11/13/08)
• Amendment 3 vote may be headed for recount (11/07/08)
• Three days after election, still no precinct results (11/07/08)
• Leon County elections officials still counting votes (11/07/08)
• Human Error Suspected In Election Results Delay (11/07/08)
• Secretary Browning Gives Election a Nine out of Ten (11/04/08)
• Florida Voters Report Long Lines, Some Problems (11/04/08)
• Scattered hiccups, no big glitches on Election Day (11/04/08)
• Phone problems cause hundreds to have votes delayed (11/04/08)
• Absentee ballot problem surfaces (11/04/08)
• Voting Problems Reports Slowly Coming In (11/04/08)
• Sign outside Cape Coral polling place raises eyebrows (photos) (11/04/08)
• Elections officials: Glitches abound, but election is going smoothly (11/04/08)

October, 2008

• Florida Election Workers Try to Keep Pace (10/30/08)
• Hundreds of Votes Won't Count (10/30/08)
• Dems file lawsuit against GOP to avert voter challenges (10/30/08)
• Florida's early voting hours are extended (10/29/08)
• FEC fines Martinez $99,000 for breaking election law in 2004 (10/28/08)
• 30 Florida counties won't follow state's voter ID suggestion (10/28/08)
• Broward eases rules for 'no match' voters at polls (10/28/08)
• Editorial: Early voting exposes weaknesses in system (10/26/08)
• Some early voters complain about poll workers (10/25/08)
• On day five, long lines and wet weather at some early voting sites (10/24/08)
• Another election nightmare in Florida? (10/24/08)
• Early Voters in Fla. Find Long Lines, a Bit of Muddle (10/24/08)
• Some voters are mailed incomplete ballots (10/23/08)
• Problems force Flagler to switch to old voting machines (10/22/08)
• Vote tabulating machines pass test as absentee ballot count awaits (10/22/08)
• As Election Day nears, eyes will be on state - no one wants replay of 2000 (10/19/08)
• Voter fraud likely low, but system has `soft spots' (10/15/08)
• Experts warn of Nov. 4 voting meltdowns (10/15/08)
• Palm Beach County election officials prepare for worst (10/14/08)
• Many convicted felons remain on voter rolls, according to Sun Sentinel investigation (10/12/08)
• Florida secretary of state says he isn't trying to suppress votes (10/11/08)
• Voters Received Wrong Absentee Ballot (10/09/08)
• Voting concerns persist in Florida and around the country (10/09/08)
• Late voter surge thrilling, but chilling (10/05/08)
• Mass e-mail rumors leave voters confused (10/03/08)
• Poll Worker Challenges Broward Supervisor Of Elections (10/03/08)
• Outcry raised over voter ID law (10/01/08)
• Outcry raised over voter ID law (10/01/08)
• 'No-match' law is fair to voters, Crist says (10/01/08)
• Voters get conflicting advice on when to mail back absentee ballots (10/01/08)

September, 2008

• Editorial: Skip the line -- vote early or absentee (9/30/08)
• State's new paper trail leads to new problems (9/28/08)
• 'No-Match' law won't stop registered voters (9/26/08)
• New voter registrations overwhelm state office (9/26/08)
• Ballots attract scrutiny spurred by past problems (9/26/08)
• Prohibition on wearing campaign paraphernalia when voting only a rumor (9/26/08)
• Definition of recount an issue to be decided in Wennet case (9/26/08)
• Report slaps Florida's provisional voting record (9/24/08)
• Jennings requests records (9/24/08)
• State addresses rumors about voter ID (9/24/08)
• Republicans, ACORN feud over suspicious voter cards (9/24/08)
• Voter groups to hover over Palm Beach County on Nov. 4 (9/24/08)
• Palm Beach Ballots Down for the Count (9/23/08)
• Ballot printing in Broward County halted until dispute settled (9/23/08)
• Elections officials try to clear up ID requirement (9/23/08)
• Letter to the Editor: Just enforce the law on voter IDs (9/23/08)
• Accurate ballot count in Palm Beach County proves elusive (9/22/08)
• Florida voting issues raise fears of 2000-like debacle (9/22/08)
• Opinion: Would-be voters could be victims of election fraud (9/20/08)
• Florida Could Again Muddle Race for White House (9/20/08)
• Republican Mailing Leaves Florida Voters Confused (9/19/08)
• 5-Year-Old Gets Voter Registration Application In Mail (9/18/08)
• Lawsuit clouds printing of Broward ballots (9/15/08)
• After Roadblocks, Florida Officials Push to Enforce Voter ID Law (9/13/08)
• Ten precincts lost more than 100 ballots in recount (9/12/08)
• Florida election officials defend voting laws (9/12/08)
• 'No match, no vote' rule could keep people from voting (9/12/08)
• Opinion: Ballots weren’t thrown out with the trash (9/11/08)
• Ghosts of 2000: Voting chaos in Palm Beach County (9/10/08)
• Company that made the voting machines blames election glitch on Indian River County (9/09/08)
• Florida will require I.D. match for all would-be voters (9/09/08)
• Judge Who Won Recount Wants New Election (9/09/08)
• Fla. criticized for voter registration law (9/09/08)
• Palm Beach County's election woes continue (9/08/08)
• Post-election audit confirms reliability of optical scan voting system (9/08/08)
• Recount continues with a review of voter registration logs (9/05/08)
• Editorial: The ballots are missing, so start finding answers (9/03/08)
• Obsolete touch screen voting units get few buyers (9/03/08)

August, 2008

• Circuit Court race headed for manual recount (8/30/08)
• Letter to the Editor: Voter turnout, poll workers disappointing (8/29/08)
• Broward voting results: Boring day, troubling delays (8/28/08)
• Broward vote tally delays raise fears about Nov. 4 election (8/28/08)
• Voting machine maker accepts blame for glitch (8/28/08)
• A Smooth Florida Election? Not Quite (8/27/08)
• Florida's largest counties make switch to paper ballots (8/27/08)
• State Will Recount Votes In Carey-Catlin Judicial Election (8/27/08)
• Few problems with South Florida's new voting machines (8/27/08)
• Voting problems in Hillsborough? (8/27/08)
• Poll workers provide valuable service in a democratic society (8/26/08)
• First and foremost: Will the optical scan machines work? (8/26/08)
• Column: Election supervisor's name is everywhere at the polls - is it fair? (8/26/08)
• Supervisor's name on rulers might violate election laws (8/26/08)
• Paper trail may not matter in case of a vote recount (8/26/08)
• Collier school chair to file election law violations (8/24/08)
• Early Voting on Hold in Some Florida Counties (8/18/08)
• 'Arrow' ballots require caution (8/16/08)
• State to begin enforcing voter registration law (8/14/08)
• Computer problems frustrate some on first day of early voting (8/12/08)
• Fla. to begin enforcing voter registration law (8/12/08)
• Turnout, problems light in early voting (8/11/08)
• No Complaints From Early Voters About New Machines (8/11/08)
• Early voting reduces crowds but increases election costs; turnout unaffected (8/10/08)
• Exercising the right to vote will cost them (8/10/08)
• Editorial: New paper ballots make early voting even wiser (8/10/08)
• Alleged Election Law Violation Is 'Common' (8/08/08)
• Voting Machines Tested and Ready For Election (8/07/08)
• Indian River voters to use Optech Insight voting machines (8/06/08)
• Broward County tests new voting machines (8/06/08)
• Candidate claims almost two decades she spent as a Democrat was really a clerical error (8/01/08)

July, 2008

• Election Workers Prepare For Record Turnout (7/31/08)
• New voting machines: Paper trail to nowhere? (7/28/08)
• New Computer Will Check Election Fraud (7/28/08)
• FDLE closes investigation into Collier sheriff’s ex-captain (7/28/08)
• Supervisor of Elections trying out new ways to improve voting process (7/25/08)
• Supervisor of Elections trying out new ways to improve voting process (7/25/08)
• Manual recounts out in close elections (7/21/08)
• Manual recounts remain elusive (7/20/08)
• New voting machines unveiled (7/18/08)
• Rambosk resigns from Collier Sheriff's Office to avoid violating election law (7/17/08)
• Op-Ed: Fingerpointing not the answer to broken electoral system (7/16/08)

Litigation

Active Cases

• Arcia v. Detzner (Voter Fraud, Voter Eligibility, Voter Eligibility)
• Brown v. Detzner (Early Voting)
• Mi Familia Vota Education Fund v. Detzner (Voter Eligibility, Voter Fraud, Voter Fraud)

Archived Cases

• Abramson v. Florida Elections Canvassing Commision (Election Contest, Recount Resources)
• AFL-CIO v. Hood (Provisional Ballots)
• CBS Broadcasting v. Cobb (Polling Place Press Access)
• Diaz v. Hood (Voter Registration)
• DiMaio v. Democratic National Committee (Primary Election Dates, Selection of Presidential Electors)
• Fedder v. Gallagher (Voting Technology)
• Florida Democratic Party v. Cobb (Polling Place Notices)
• Florida Democratic Party v. Detzner (Early Voting)
• Florida Democratic Party v. Hood (Provisional Ballots)
• Florida Department of State v. Homeland Security (Voter Eligibility, Voter Fraud, Voter Fraud)
• Florida State Conference of the NAACP v. Browning (Voter ID)
• Florida v. US (Voter Registration, Early Voting)
• Geller v. Democratic National Committee (Selection of Presidential Electors)
• Green v. Doe (Voter Registration)
• Jennings v. Elections Canvassing Committee of Florida/Jennings v. Dent (Voting Technology)
• Johnson v. Bush (Felon Voting Rights)
• League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning (Voter Registration)
• League of Women Voters of Florida v. Cobb (Voter Registration)
• League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner (Voter Registration)
• McCorvey v. Browning (Selection of Presidential Electors)
• Monk v. Democratic National Committee (Improper Election Communications)
• Nelson v. Dean (Primary Election Dates)
• Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections v. Browning (Voting Technology)
• Sullivan v. Scott (Ballot Access)
• U.S. v. Florida, Detzner (State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Fraud, Voter Fraud)
• West v. Walker (Election Contest)
• Wexler, et al v. Lepore, et al (Voting Technology)

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