Florida
Voting Rights Groups Call for Extension of Florida Voter Registration Deadline
October 7, 2024 TALLAHASSEE — Today is the deadline to register to vote in Florida. But many communities across the state are still struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton is projected to make landfall Wednesday on the central Gulf Coast. Due to these unique circumstances, a broad…
Florida Uses Its Election Police to Intimidate Voters Who Signed Abortion Petitions
September 6, 2024 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Action’s Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to the news Friday that Florida investigators are going door-to-door to question voters on whether or not they signed a petition supporting Amendment 4, which would offer abortion…
Letter: Florida’s State Legislators and County Commissioners Must Do Their Part in Combating Disinformation This Election Year
June 25, 2024 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local and partner organizations sent a letter today to Florida state lawmakers and county commissioners to highlight the critical role they play in combating dis- and misinformation about elections through avoiding the amplification of false claims. The groups also underscored that…
Hillsborough County Shortchanges Voters by Upholding Unnecessary Budget Cut to Elections
April 3, 2024 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local’s Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Wednesday’s confirmation vote by Hillsborough County commissioners to uphold a budget cut of $200,000 to the county’s elections: “By going through with this cut to the elections budget, the…
All Voting is Local Publishes New Report Revealing Troubling Impact of Election Integrity Units in Florida and Ohio
Washington, D.C. – All Voting is Local releases its latest report, “Policing the Vote: Election Integrity Units in Florida and Ohio,” today in collaboration with Florida International University’s Amanda D. Clark and Engage Miami’s Monica A. Bustinza. The groundbreaking report examines the evolution of Election Integrity…
Hillsborough County Officials Set Dangerous Precedent By Cutting Election Budget
March 7, 2024 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local’s Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Wednesday’s vote by Hillsborough County commissioners to cut the county’s election budget by $200,000, despite the budget already being approved: “This sizable cut to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of…