State News
Florida’s Arrest of Voters Shows Gov. DeSantis Is Willing to Politically Weaponize Election Police Force
TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Action’s Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing the arrest of 20 individuals for supposed voting crimes: “This confirms what we’ve feared about Florida’s Office of Election…
Seminole County Still Lacks Required Spanish-Language Voter Materials Ahead of Florida’s Primary
TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida and partners sent a letter Wednesday to Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson urging his office to make voting materials available in Spanish equivalent to materials already available in English.
Media Advisory: Student Leaders and Voting Rights Activists Will Give Voters Rides to the Polls in Response to Closed Early Voting Sites on Jacksonville Campuses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In response to the closure of early voting sites on local college campuses, student leaders and activists will organize rides from Edward Waters University (EWU) to the early voting location at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office. The rides to the polls happening Friday and Saturday are open to the public.
Voting Advocacy Groups Urge Secretary of State Cegavske to Prohibit Hand-Counting Ballots as Primary Method in Elections
LAS VEGAS — Today, All Voting is Local Nevada, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, ACLU of Nevada, and Silver State Voices sent a letter to Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, urging her office to prohibit hand-counting ballots as the primary method of counting ballots.
Voting Rights Activists Invite Voters to Cast Ballots at New Early Voting Site in Lake Nona
ORLANDO, Fla. — All Voting is Local, partners and election officials will hold a community event at Valencia College’s Lake Nona campus to kick off the first day of early voting for Florida’s August 23 primary.
Clark County Urged to Provide Election Materials, Sample Ballots, and Mail-in Ballots in Chinese
Las Vegas — Today, All Voting is Local Nevada and the Asian Community Development Council sent a letter urging Clark County’s Asian-American Pacific Islanders Community Commission (AAPICC) Chairman Craig Valdez to recommend to the Clark County Commission to provide election materials in Chinese. The groups are calling for election materials, sample ballots, ballots in voting machines, and mail-in ballots to be provided in Chinese (Mandarin as written) and will be presenting on their research and findings to the AAPICC on Wednesday, August 10 at 6 p.m.