Florida
Duval County’s reopening of early voting site on Edward Waters University campus marks big win for local voters
August 18, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida’s State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office announcing it would open five early voting sites in the county, including reopening one on the campus of Edward Waters University: “At…
Giving Florida’s Statewide Prosecutor Expanded Jurisdiction of Alleged Election Crimes is an Unnecessary Overreach
February 15, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — All Voting is Local Florida’s State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis signing SB4-B into law today expanding the jurisdiction of the statewide prosecutor over Florida’s Office of Election Crimes and Security: “Giving the statewide prosecutor more power…
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…