ballot /tags/ballot ballot en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:33:16 GMT Peru faces presidential runoff as election count drags on after ballot delays /americas/2026-04-14/peru-faces-presidential-runoff-as-election-count-drags-on-after-ballot-delays Voters in Peru face another presidential poll after no candidate won outright Sunday's election. Electoral authorities continue counting votes, with two right-wing candidates leading. Keiko Fujimori has 16.92% support, while Rafael LĂłpez Aliaga has 12.95%. The runoff is set for June 7. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:33:16 GMT /americas/2026-04-14/peru-faces-presidential-runoff-as-election-count-drags-on-after-ballot-delays Regina Garcia Cano and Franklin Briceño | The Associated Press Campaign groups urge judge to further limit new restrictions on getting measures on Florida's ballot /government-politics/2025-08-13/campaign-groups-urge-judge-to-further-limit-new-restrictions-on-getting-measures-on-floridas-ballot Lawyers for voter advocacy groups and campaigns for Medicaid expansion and recreational marijuana appeared before a federal judge in Tallahassee Tuesday. It is their latest attempt to carve away at a law that they argue unconstitutionally hamstrings citizens’ abilities to amend Florida’s constitution. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-13/campaign-groups-urge-judge-to-further-limit-new-restrictions-on-getting-measures-on-floridas-ballot Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report For America Florida bill wants to make getting citizen initiatives on the ballot more challenging /government-politics/2025-04-14/florida-bill-hurts-citizen-initatives A bill that would make it more difficult for citizens to get constitutional amendments on the ballot is advancing in the Florida Senate and has already passed in the House. These are some of the constitutional changes Florida has today thanks to ballot initiatives. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-14/florida-bill-hurts-citizen-initatives Jenny Jacoby, Joshua Ceballos Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami greets newly arrived Cuban dancers in season finale /arts-culture/2024-05-08/cuban-classical-ballet-of-miami-greets-newly-arrived-cuban-dancers-in-season-finale Ten dancers abandoned the National Ballet of Cuba while in Puerto Rico in March with six of them later arriving in Miami, according to Eriberto Jimenez, the artistic director of CCBM. Four will dance in the May 11 program. Wed, 08 May 2024 17:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-08/cuban-classical-ballet-of-miami-greets-newly-arrived-cuban-dancers-in-season-finale Orlando Taquechel | Artburst Miami Hand-counting ballots may sound nice. It's actually less accurate and more expensive /news/2022-10-07/hand-counting-ballots-may-sound-nice-its-actually-less-accurate-and-more-expensive Republicans in some states are pushing to count ballots the old-fashioned way — which experts say would bring a level of chaos to elections not seen in decades. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-07/hand-counting-ballots-may-sound-nice-its-actually-less-accurate-and-more-expensive Miles Parks Judge blocks contribution limit for ballot initiatives /politics/2022-06-16/judge-blocks-contribution-limit-for-ballot-initiatives U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor issued an 18-page ruling Wednesday that included a permanent injunction against the $3,000 contribution limit, which passed in 2021 and was revised this year. The limit was part of long-running efforts by Republican leaders to make it harder to pass ballot initiatives to amend the state Constitution. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:22:00 GMT /politics/2022-06-16/judge-blocks-contribution-limit-for-ballot-initiatives Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida What Is The Proposed Stop New Toll Roads Ballot Amendment? /news/2021-07-26/what-is-the-proposed-stop-new-toll-roads-ballot-amendment Conservationists have a five-amendment rights of nature ballot drive going on right now. This is the first in a series looking at each of the rights of nature amendments. Today's story is about the Stop New Toll Roads amendment. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:41:35 GMT /news/2021-07-26/what-is-the-proposed-stop-new-toll-roads-ballot-amendment Valerie Vande Panne Court Refuses To Reconsider Florida Ballot Order Ruling /2020-10-29/court-refuses-to-reconsider-florida-ballot-order-ruling A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a ruling that upheld a decades-old Florida law that determines how candidates are listed on election ballots, nailing down a win for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and Republican groups. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:55:26 GMT /2020-10-29/court-refuses-to-reconsider-florida-ballot-order-ruling Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida Democrats Ask Full Court To Hear Florida Ballot Order Fight /2020-09-28/democrats-ask-full-court-to-hear-florida-ballot-order-fight The organizations are seeking a rehearing after a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this month rejected the challenge, finding, in part, that the case involves “political questions” that cannot be resolved by judges. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:35:08 GMT /2020-09-28/democrats-ask-full-court-to-hear-florida-ballot-order-fight Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida Truce Reached In Florida Ballot Images Battle /2020-08-25/truce-reached-in-florida-ballot-images-battle Attorneys for Democratic plaintiffs in the case announced Tuesday an agreement to temporarily halt the dispute involving elections supervisors in Broward, Orange, Lee, Duval, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Pinellas and Miami-Dade counties. The announcement came after the supervisors last week filed a notice of appeal following a Leon County circuit judge’s refusal to dismiss the lawsuit. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:10:41 GMT /2020-08-25/truce-reached-in-florida-ballot-images-battle Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida