State Contends Restrictions Target Actions, Not Expression, in Ongoing Legal Battle Over Ballot Access Florida's Attorney ...

Lawyers for Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Attorney General James Uthmeier have quickly appealed a ruling by a federal ...

A majority of Florida Republican voters say they oppose an initiative to legalize marijuana for adult use in the state that ...

The state has categorically barred entire classes of people from participating in the core political speech that is central ...

It's also uncertain whether Smart & Safe Florida will be able to gather the nearly 880,000 valid signatures required by the Feb. 1 deadline to qualify their proposal for the 2026 ballot — or if ...

One signature now stands between Florida voters and a slew of new restrictions on casting ballots in the Sunshine State.. After days of contentious debate and last-minute amendments bouncing ...

Poll workers at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department deposit voters' mail in ballots into an official ballot drop box on primary election day in Doral, Fla., Aug. 18, 2020.

The Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis made the changes as GOP leaders across the country pushed to revamp elections laws after former President Donald Trump's loss in 2020.

New Florida ballot initiatives law draws immediate challenge. Dara Kam. Sun, May 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM UTC. ... “These restrictions dramatically narrow the field of eligible participants, ...

Florida lawmakers are moving forward with new restrictions certain to make it more difficult and costly to get ballot measures before voters.. But they're steering clear of an even tougher step ...

LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA - JANUARY 11: Voters arrive to cast their ballot at a polling station during the Congressional district 20 elections on January 11, 2022, in Lauderhill, Florida.

A 2023 Florida law states voter registration groups that employ non-U.S. citizens can face fines of up to $250,000, while making it a felony for canvassers to collect personal information.