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In a year when voters upset with the Democratic Party mainstream have propelled outsider candidates to victory across the country, victoria Doyle is hoping to buck the trend in a primary race that represents a proxy battle between the establishment and the progressive wing of the Democratic party in South Florida. The Lake Worth Beach attorney and local activist is challenging incumbent Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel.

The Acreage resident secured Trump’s endorsement in January for her County Commission bid and proclaimed it in an advertising mailer that went out last week.

Rob Long won Tuesday’s special election for Florida House District 90, filling the seat left vacant after state Rep. Joe Casello’s death in July. The district includes Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and nearby coastal communities.

With his commission-approved plan ruled unconstitutional and a “blatant power grab,” Miami D2 Commissioner Damian Pardo will ask for a November vote to realign city races and extend terms by one year.

As he seeks the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis now criticizes former President Donald Trump for approving the election section of the CARES Act.

Secretary of State Cord Byrd outlined $3.15 million for the Office of Election Crimes and Security, which was created last year and is staffed by five people.

Ballot rejections are often the result of relatively minor voter errors. That's why about half of states have a process in place to help voters fix their mail ballots if they do make a mistake.

The bill would amend the Electoral Count Act, which legal experts have called vague and confusing. The legislation is similar to a somewhat narrower bill from a bipartisan group of senators.

Lawyersfor Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and national GOP groups asked an appeals court to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that parts of a 2021 Florida elections law were discriminatory against Black voters.

The U.S. House has passed a bill that could help protect the 2030 census and other future head counts from political interference. But it's not clear how much support the bill has in the Senate.

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

Campaign finance rules say the PAC money can't be used for his campaign if Trump decides he'll run, but there are questions on whether any potential violations would be enforced by the FEC.