Florida
Florida Elections Officials Must Educate Voters About Key Changes to Vote-by-Mail Law
January 26, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida and partners sent a letter Monday to Florida supervisors of elections urging their offices to use every means at their disposal to educate voters on changes to the state’s vote-by-mail rules. Due to recent changes in state law, voters…
Florida Must Allow More Time for Voters to Fix Any Issues With Ballots Due to Incoming Tropical Storm Nicole
November 8, 2022 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida, Campaign Legal Center, and other state, local, and national organizations, sent a letter Tuesday to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Cord Byrd to extend the deadline for voters to fix any issues with mail-in or provisional ballots…
Florida Voting Rights Groups Remind Kissimmee Police to Stay Out of No-Electioneering Zone
October 20, 2022 KISSIMMEE, Fla. — All Voting is Local Florida and its partners sent a letter Thursday to Kissimmee Chief of Police Jeffrey O’Dell to inform him that officers should stay out of no-electioneering zones at polling locations during the election season. Early voting begins in Osceola County on…
Florida Gives Voters Affected by Hurricane Ian More Options, But Ballot Access Concerns Remain
October 13, 2022 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida State Director Brad Ashwell released the following statement in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order that partially extends ballot access to voters in certain counties affected by Hurricane Ian: “Hurricane Ian has devastated the lives of many Floridians, uprooting…
Florida Officials Must Take Emergency Action to Ensure Voting Access Amid Hurricane Ian Recovery
October 12, 2022 TALLAHASSEE – Several organizations that belong to the Election Protection coalition convened by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a letter Tuesday to Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, Division of Elections Director Maria Matthews and General Counsel Brad McVay urging…
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…