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A longtime children’s advocate is leading a campaign to lower the voting age for school board and superintendent elections from 18 to 16. Jack Levine, founder of the 4Generations Institute and former 25-year president of Voices for Florida’s Children, sees youth voting as an emerging civil rights issue. So he wants to stimulate the movement…
n every election voters have the chance to make their voices heard, but this year they have the opportunity to cause a massive shift in the direction we’re going — especially in Florida. The national election — driven by the presidential race — has illustrated the intensity of voter dissatisfaction toward the two-party system, the…
Over the past half century, Florida has changed from solidly Democratic to a two-party state that media, candidates and analysts watch closely to see which way the nation’s political winds will blow. How did this happen? Why, going into the 2016 election year, does Florida qualify as a premier swing state? Florida’s political evolution began…
Three hundred fifty high schoolers signed up to vote through the voter registration challenge sponsored by the Leon County School board and Supervisor of Elections. The challenge had Chiles and Godby high schools facing off to see which school could get the most new registrants. Godby students created a buzz by making register to vote…
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 24, 2016……….Ion Sancho has long been one of the most-outspoken elections officials in Florida. But after overseeing this fall’s voting in Leon County, he will step down after nearly three decades as an elections supervisor. A familiar figure to those who have followed Florida’s frequent election controversies, Sancho often was quoted…
Florida Education Association president Joanne McCall has big ambitions for the state’s 2016 legislative elections. Many lawmakers who have been unfriendly to the teacher union’s view of public education will depart, while others face more realistic challenges than they have in the past. It’s a chance, McCall said, to begin changing the complexion of Tallahassee…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It’s primary election day in Florida, but since not all the state’s registered voters get to participate, some folks believe it’s time to vote for a change in the system. Florida is one of only a handful of states that has a completely closed primary – meaning that people can only cast…
Many high school voters will be casting their ballots for the first time this Tuesday. Historically, most 18 year olds don’t participate in elections. And the 2014 midterm election was no exception. About one in four 18 year olds registered; 12.5 percent reported voting, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Even during the last presidential election, only one-third…
TALLAHASSEE — It may sound like a simple process, but the Florida Senate’s random renumbering of all its districts statewide Tuesday touched off a series of complicated twists that one key lawmaker said only adds more chaos to a continuing redistricting saga. Among the impacts: • Pasco County’s chances of having its first ever Florida…
This November in Austin, Texas, voters will pick a president during their regular trip to the grocery store. Maine residents who have never voted will register on Election Day. Every Colorado voter will get a ballot in the mail that they can mail or drop off anytime before the polls close. And some Alaskans will…