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2026 ELECTIONS

Harden Hall says Lake County Indivisibles excluded her from No Kings rally

In a Facebook post, the Congressional candidate said Lake County Indivisibles invited the other Democrats running in the Aug. 18 primary to speak at the rally and collected their petitions to qualify for the ballot but did not do the same for her.

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Brad Ashwell, Florida director of All Voting Is Local, on reducing potential voter registration snafus under Florida’s newest election law

"It's a lot of work we all need to do now to help people avoid a problem that was completely unnecessary."

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2026 Elections

Democrats running to unseat Webster rally at No Kings

“It's important that we all stand together and show that the people have the power … Not now, or ever, will there be kings or the power in one person to rule this country.”

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2026 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 11

Winter Garden teacher/coach enters District 11 race to challenge Congressman Webster

Royal Sylvester Webster II pledges to be available to constituents.

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VOTING & ELECTIONS

Supervisor of Elections announces new youth initiatives on National Voter Registration Day

“We’re trying to be very proactive in starting with our young students, making sure that they know that [voting] is a priority that should be a priority for their adult life,” says Supervisor of Elections Karen Castor Dentel.

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SPECIAL ELECTIONS

Bracy Davis, Young sweep special elections with nearly 75 percent of the vote

Young elected youngest representative in the Florida House while Bracy Davis carries on Thompson’s legacy in the Senate.

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HOUSE DISTRICT 40 SPECIAL ELECTION

Tuan Le’s restaurant chain left trail of evictions, unpaid bills, tax liens, health code violations

The Republican nominee says he has “nothing to hide,” and, despite the failed ventures, his experience helps his pro-business platform.

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HOUSE DISTRICT 40 SPECIAL ELECTION

Montague touts election conspiracy theory, calls for “forensic audit” of Democratic Special Primary Election results

Tuan Le says sample ballot mishap is a Democratic “party concern.”

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VOTING

Floridians with new driver’s license numbers may hit “roadblock” requesting mail-in ballots, signing ballot measure petitions

Orange County has had very few issues, but the Supervisor of Elections recommends all residents update their voter registration to avoid any potential delays.

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HOUSE DISTRICT 40 SPECIAL ELECTION

Supervisor of Elections prints wrong candidate name on nearly 89K sample ballots

"Any claims that this error is part of a conspiracy or that the incorrectly printed candidate won the primary election are unequivocally false," Elections office spox says.

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