voting registration /tags/voting-registration voting registration en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:19:00 GMT Bill requiring new FL voters to prove U.S. citizenship clears first committee /government-politics/2026-02-05/bill-requiring-new-fl-voters-to-prove-u-s-citizenship-clears-first-committee A bill to impose heightened requirements for first-time voters, including mandating presentation of documents such as a U.S. passport or birth certificate — received its first hearing in this year’s legislative session and was approved by a first committee. Critics contend the bill will end up throwing eligible U.S. citizens off the voter rolls. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:19:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-05/bill-requiring-new-fl-voters-to-prove-u-s-citizenship-clears-first-committee Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix Got a new Florida driver's license? Don't forget to update your voter registration /government-politics/2025-08-20/got-a-new-florida-drivers-license-dont-forget-to-update-your-voter-registration Under a new policy, renewal or replacement Florida driver's licenses now get a new, randomized ID number to help prevent fraud and identity theft. That ID might not match the one on your voter registration. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:22:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-20/got-a-new-florida-drivers-license-dont-forget-to-update-your-voter-registration Douglas Soule 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 Stop thinking just about Election Day. We're in voting season now /2022-09-23/stop-thinking-just-about-election-day-were-in-voting-season-now Voting for the midterms has started in some states. With more people voting early and mailing in ballots, elections are increasingly less about Election Day and more about what happens weeks earlier. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:00:27 GMT /2022-09-23/stop-thinking-just-about-election-day-were-in-voting-season-now Hansi Lo Wang Monday's the deadline to qualify to vote in August primaries /news/2022-07-25/mondays-the-deadline-to-qualify-to-vote-in-august-primaries As the Aug. 23 primary draws near, registered Republicans now outnumber Democrats in Florida for the first time. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:49:20 GMT /news/2022-07-25/mondays-the-deadline-to-qualify-to-vote-in-august-primaries Nova Southeastern Forum Tackles Questions On New Restrictive Voting Laws /news/2021-07-20/nova-southeastern-forum-tackles-questions-on-new-restrictive-voting-laws Nova Southeastern University held a community forum Tuesday to talk about voting rights and confusion around new laws emerging across the country — and in Florida — and what they could mean for elections in 2022. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:09:21 GMT /news/2021-07-20/nova-southeastern-forum-tackles-questions-on-new-restrictive-voting-laws Caitie Muñoz SPLC Announces $30 Million To Help Register Southern Voters Of Color /news/2020-06-17/splc-announces-30-million-to-help-register-southern-voters-of-color The Southern Poverty Law Center says it will make $30 million in grants available to nonprofit groups in five Southern states to help register and… Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:34:10 GMT /news/2020-06-17/splc-announces-30-million-to-help-register-southern-voters-of-color Pam Fessler Longtime Voters Urged To Update Their Signatures Ahead Of 2020 Elections /2019-10-18/longtime-voters-urged-to-update-their-signatures-ahead-of-2020-elections Election supervisors are reminding Floridians: Signatures change over time. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:39:55 GMT /2019-10-18/longtime-voters-urged-to-update-their-signatures-ahead-of-2020-elections Bill Bortzfield Even Without Russian Hacking, Florida's Voting System Is 'Not Secure,' Says Election Expert /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-05-12/even-without-russian-hacking-floridas-voting-system-is-not-secure-says-election-expert The FBI will brief Florida’s congressional members this week on Russian attempts to hack the 2016 election, after the Mueller report revealed last month… Mon, 13 May 2019 00:23:43 GMT /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-05-12/even-without-russian-hacking-floridas-voting-system-is-not-secure-says-election-expert Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose /2019-02-26/some-noncitizens-do-wind-up-registered-to-vote-but-usually-not-on-purpose Claims of massive illegal voting by noncitizens have routinely been disproved, but some noncitizens end up on the voter rolls, often by accident. Now, states are trying to fix that. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:58:00 GMT /2019-02-26/some-noncitizens-do-wind-up-registered-to-vote-but-usually-not-on-purpose Pam Fessler