Florida
WFSU – Florida House & Senate Leaders Set COVID-19 Rules
“Anytime you have invitations going out from leadership, you’re going to run into potential inequities, especially not only the nonprofit, advocacy-oriented lobby corps, but also the public,” Brad Ashwell, Florida state director of All Voting is Local, said in a phone interview. “A lot of constituency groups bus up members during session.” Logistics could also pose a problem, Ashwell said. Lobbyists could find it difficult to attend a House committee meeting in the Capitol shortly before or after making a virtual appearance at a Senate panel from the civic center. “This disconnect between what the House and Senate are doing is concerning to me. They need to be on the same page,” Ashwell said.
Florida’s Duval County Voters Need Trust, Transparency from Canvassing Board
TALLAHASSEE - All Voting is Local Florida state director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Judge Eleni Derke’s appointment to the Duval County Canvassing Board. Judge Derke replaces Judge Shore, who resigned amid allegations of improper political donations:
Florida Deserves a Working Voter Registration Website, Not Willful Ignorance
TALLAHASSEE – All Voting is Local Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s decision not to extend Florida’s voter registration period, following the system’s crash on the deadline day:
Shame On Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for His Voter Registration Extension Sham
TALLAHASSEE - All Voting is Local Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to Florida’s new voter registration deadline of 7 p.m. local time today. Gov. Ron DeSantis granted the insufficient deadline extension after the state’s voter registration website crashed for hours on Monday, October 5 - the original deadline to register for the general election
Governor DeSantis Must Extend Florida’s Voter Registration Deadline After Website Crashes
TALLAHASSEE - All Voting is Local Florida and 34 voting rights advocates today urged Gov. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Laurel Lee to extend the voter registration deadline for the 2020 general election to 11:59 p.m. on October 7. The request for an extension is in response to the state’s faulty registration website, which was down for hours on the day of the deadline, October 5.
Action, Accountability Needed as Florida’s Online Voter Registration System Crashes Again
TALLAHASSEE - All Voting is Local Florida State Director Brad Ashwell issued the following statement in response to reports that Florida’s online voter registration (OVR) system has crashed again today - the deadline to register for the November general election: