/tags/ballots ballots en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-09-11/florida-ballot-initiatives-noncitizens-nonresidents An appeals-court panel has put on hold a judge’s ruling that blocked parts of a law prohibiting non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens from collecting signatures for ballot proposals. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-09-11/florida-ballot-initiatives-noncitizens-nonresidents Dara Kam | The News Service of Florida /government-politics/2025-08-22/florida-voting-machines-versus-paper-ballots Resurrecting longstanding complaints about how U.S. elections are run, President Donald Trump this week reiterated that he wants faster election results, but doesn’t want voting machines. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-22/florida-voting-machines-versus-paper-ballots Louis Jacobson & Amy Sherman |Politifact /news/national-politics/2022-11-02/key-gop-groups-are-more-fired-up-to-vote-in-midterms-than-democrats-npr-poll-finds The last NPR survey before all votes have to be cast shows inflation continues to be the top concern for voters, and Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on the issue by 20 points. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:00:41 GMT /news/national-politics/2022-11-02/key-gop-groups-are-more-fired-up-to-vote-in-midterms-than-democrats-npr-poll-finds Domenico Montanaro /2022-06-24/a-federal-law-requires-translated-voting-ballots-but-not-in-arabic-or-haitian-creole The Voting Rights Act requires some states and local areas to offer election materials in more than just English. But the support for voters is limited to Spanish, Asian and Native American languages. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:45:00 GMT /2022-06-24/a-federal-law-requires-translated-voting-ballots-but-not-in-arabic-or-haitian-creole Hansi Lo Wang /news/2022-03-11/lawmakers-target-ballot-initiatives-local-government-spending The Florida House approved a campaign-finance bill that would make it more difficult for groups to place proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot. The measure would also prevent local governments from sending mailers promoting or opposing proposed referendums, ballot initiatives or issues. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:14:41 GMT /news/2022-03-11/lawmakers-target-ballot-initiatives-local-government-spending Dara Kam | News Service Florida /news/2022-02-02/trial-starts-on-controversial-florida-elections-law More than two dozen groups filed lawsuits challenging the measure, saying it's intended to make it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:40:00 GMT /news/2022-02-02/trial-starts-on-controversial-florida-elections-law Dara Kam | The News Service of Florida /news/2021-07-13/florida-realtors-ballot-initiative-raises-ire-of-state-leaders Florida Realtors have launched a major political campaign to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot next year. It’s designed to prevent future legislatures from raiding a state housing trust fund for other expenses. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:02:02 GMT /news/2021-07-13/florida-realtors-ballot-initiative-raises-ire-of-state-leaders Steve Bousquet /news/2021-02-01/settlement-reached-in-florida-spanish-language-ballot-fight Ending a legal battle that started before the 2018 elections, a federal judge on Monday approved a settlement in which 31 counties agreed to take steps to provide Spanish-language ballots and other materials to voters. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:29:30 GMT /news/2021-02-01/settlement-reached-in-florida-spanish-language-ballot-fight Jim Saunders, Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /news/2020-12-15/federal-judge-clears-way-for-spanish-language-ballot-case The case centers on allegations that elections officials have not complied with part of the federal Voting Rights Act related to Spanish speakers who were educated in Puerto Rico. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:42:25 GMT /news/2020-12-15/federal-judge-clears-way-for-spanish-language-ballot-case Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /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