Ashley Lopez: State officials are still not sure where to lay blame for this year’s disastrous election, but changes to voting laws might be in the cards.
Published on December 7, 2012.
Ashley Lopez: State officials are still not sure where to lay blame for this year’s disastrous election, but changes to voting laws might be in the cards.
Published in Blog, Government, Politics
Published on November 2, 2012.
Ashley Lopez: During the 2008 Election, Florida’s then governor, Charlie Crist, extended early voting hours because large cities including Miami faced unprecedentedly long lines — but it looks like Gov. Rick Scott and local officials in Miami-Dade County won’t follow in Crist’s footsteps.
Published in Government, Justice, Politics
Published on October 19, 2012.
Ashley Lopez: Lawyers are expected to watch the polls diligently to make sure people aren’t confused or intimidated on Election Day in Florida.
Published in Blog, Government, Politics
Published on October 16, 2012.
Ashley Lopez: It’s a development that is stumping many, but this year it looks like Democrats are actually doing well in getting their voters to vote using absentee ballots.
Published in Blog, Government, Politics
Published on August 14, 2012.
Ethan Magoc: A News21 analysis finds that more than half of state bills proposing photo IDs came from members or conference attendees of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Published in Government, Politics
Published on July 5, 2012.
Ashley Lopez: A state senator, the ACLU of Florida and the National Council of La Raza filed a legal challenge against the state for having two sets of voting laws in Florida.
Published in Blog, Government, Justice, Politics
Published on May 18, 2012.
Howard Goodman: County election supervisors were asked to send letters to voters suspected of being noncitizens, requiring them to provide proof of citizenship within 30 days or see their names dropped from the voter rolls.
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Published on May 7, 2012.
Howard Goodman: A Palm Beach Post investigation reveals that Palm Beach County’s current high-tech voting equipment cannot be fully trusted to perform the most basic tasks: count votes correctly and keep them secure.
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