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August 18 primary elections in South Florida include school board and county commission seats, as well as local ballot referendums.

Colombian senator Iván Cepeda refuses to recognize Abelardo de la Espriella as the new president unless he meets certain conditions. Cepeda demands de la Espriella renounce his U.S. citizenship, fearing conflicts of interest. He also wants clarity on whether de la Espriella is an "agent" of the U.S., given his past legal work.

Within two weeks, the state's Republican party disinvited Fishback from a marquee candidate event and a fellow challenger for governor — Jay Collins — sued Fishback to disqualify him from the race. The efforts speak to the messy succession fight underway and surging support for Fishback among disaffected Floridians.

Florida Republicans criticized a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld Mississippi’s law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked and received with five days of Election Day.

Broward’s bluest seat has become one of the most contentious congressional races in the state. The event was the first time the candidates squared off since the field was finalized June 12.

On "The Florida Roundup," we check in with Florida Public Radio reporters across the state for a better sense of the new political landscape following mid-decade redistricting.

Between his campaign account and political committee, Donalds has $65.8 million cash on hand as of June 1, according to campaign finance reports tracking fundraising from April 1 to May 31.

ormer U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, who fell 3.1 percentage points short of being the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2018, could be on the ballot again this year, but in a supporting role.

Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is urging prosecutors to investigate possible voter coercion by rebel groups in favor of governing party candidate Iván Cepeda. De la Espriella made the call for an inquiry on Tuesday. His campaign says Cepeda received more than 70% of votes in areas with active illegal armed groups during the May 31 election.

The five candidates were unopposed, and since qualifying for the seats ended Tuesday at noon they have officially been elected – or reelected.

Peru is grappling with a surge in extortion and violence, especially in areas like Trujillo. Gladys Saavedra, who works in a market there, says extortionists demand $300 monthly from vendors. Last June, the market was set on fire when the women refused to pay. Crime has become a major concern as Peruvians prepare to elect a new president.

With just over two months to go until the primary election, disability rights and senior advocates fear that many Florida voters won't renew their ballot requests in time to vote from home.