Florida law changes vote-by-mail ballots for next election
A Florida law, Senate Bill 90 passed in 2021, includes restrictions on drop boxes and voting by mail which may impact voters in 2024. The new law mandates all vote-by-mail requests must be submitted before November 8th; additionally, while vote-by-mail requests used to be good for two elections, they are now only good for one. Election officials are already concerned about the low number of vote by mail requests submitted, and critics of the new law say that it heightens voter suppression.Visit WINK News
Rudy Giuliani is negotiating possible resolution to lawsuit brought by 2 Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani is negotiating a potential resolution in his legal dispute with former Georgia election workers Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and Ruby Freeman. Moss and Freeman accused Giuliani of defaming them following the 2020 presidential election and have already won nearly $90,000 from Giuliani to cover attorney fees. In a court filing last week Moss and Freeman’s legal team disclosed that Giuliani’s lawyer approached them, “to discuss a potential negotiated resolution of issues that would resolve large portions of this litigation.” In the lawsuit, the
GOP Confidence in 2024 Vote Count Low After Years of False Election Claims, AP-NORC Poll Shows
A new poll shows that few Republicans have high confidence that votes will be counted accurately in the next presidential election. Data from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests that years of attacks against elections by former President Donald Trump and his associates have made an impact on GOP voters. According to the poll, only 22% of Republicans have high confidence that votes will be counted accurately in 2024, a staggeringly low percentage considering the same poll found that 71% of
Ron Desantis’ presidential bid is giving life to a struggling Florida Democratic Party
The Florida Democratic Party recently held its annual Leadership Blue Gala in Miami Beach, and though Republican Ron Desantis’ won the states last gubernatorial election by nearly 20 percentage points, the mood among Florida Democrats was positive. Desantis’ struggling presidential campaign over the past few months has given a burst of energy to Democrats.Visit NBC News to learn moreImage Credit:Matt Johnson (CC BY 2.0)
Arizona GOP election official sues Kari Lake for defamation
Maricopa County Arizona Recorder Stephen Richer is suing defeated gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for defamation, claiming Lake’s repeated false claims regarding the 2022 election have caused him significant personal hardship. In his lawsuit, Richer alleges that Lake, her campaign, and her affiliated fundraising committee have spread “malicious falsehoods” that have resulted in Richer and his family receiving targeted threats of violence and even death.Visit CNN to learn moreImage Credit:Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)