Tag: florida
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Florida abortion rights initiative surpasses signature requirement to appear on 2024 ballot pending state supreme court approval
Floridians Protecting Freedom has submitted 911,169 valid signatures to place an initiative on the Nov. 2024 ballot that would prohibit any state laws that restrict, delay, penalize, or ban abortion before fetal viability. To qualify for the ballot, 891,523 valid signatures (equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last presidential election) were…
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One candidate has filed to appear on Florida’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Florida Democratic presidential primary passed on Nov. 30, 2023. One candidate, President Joe Biden (D) qualified to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to participate in the Florida Democratic Party’s nominating convention. This is the sixth Democratic presidential filing deadline that has passed.…
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Eight candidates filed to appear on Florida’s Republican presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Florida Republican presidential primary passed on Nov. 22, 2023. Eight candidates qualified to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to either submit a petition with 56,000 signatures or pay a filing fee. If the candidate attended the Florida Republican Party’s Freedom Summit event,…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup
Florida is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on Aug. 20, 2024. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from a candidate who filled…
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Three new candidates declare in Florida
Ballotpedia tracked three new state-level candidates in Florida between Oct. 30-Nov. 5. This was two more candidates than the prior week. The three candidates are Democrats running for state legislature in 2024. As of this writing, Ballotpedia identified campaign materials for two of three candidates. Details are below: Since the beginning of the year, Ballotpedia…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup
Florida is holding elections, including for municipal and legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who…
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One new candidate declares in Florida
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Florida between Oct. 23-29. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week. The candidate is a Republican and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Since the beginning of the year, Ballotpedia has identified 75 candidates for state-level office in Florida.…
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Election legislation roundup: Florida State Senate
As of Oct. 22, Ballotpedia has tracked 14 election-related bills in the Florida State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 14, Ballotpedia tracked one from Oct. 16-22. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is below: During the week of Oct. 16-22, Ballotpedia tracked six Senate election-related bills nationally. As of Oct. 22,…
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Two new candidates declare in Florida
Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Florida between Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. This was one more candidate than the prior week. One of those candidates is a Democrat and one is a Republican. Both candidates are running for the state legislature in 2024. As of this writing, Ballotpedia identified campaign materials for one…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup
Florida is holding elections, including for municipal offices and state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and Aug. 20, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a…