Election

St. Pete residents decided Tuesday they want current mayor Rick Kriseman's favorite -- Ken Welch -- to be on November's ballot, but they weren't completely won over. With eight candidates on the ballot, Welch was not able to exceed the 50% threshold to win outright, leaving room for Robert Blackmon to continue making his case to voters.

Florida closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of the state’s felons seeking to reclaim their voting rights.

Florida lawmakers approved a controversial elections bill that adds restrictions to the voting process and Governor Ron DeSantis said he intends to sign it into law.

With two days left to reach agreement with the Senate, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Wednesday approved a major elections package that includes placing additional restrictions on voting by mail.

Separate proposals before Florida’s House and Senate would enact new voter ID and signature requirements, restrict who can return completed ballots and place new rules on ballot drop boxes.

Contending the state needs to strengthen election integrity, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday proposed a series of changes in Florida’s voting process.

As vote counting continues, misinformation about election fraud continues spreading on social media.

This year, elections officials and the governor said Florida shined bright on Election Day after years in the shadows of the 2000 presidential recount and issues in South Florida during the 2018 midterm elections.

Amendment 2 needed 60% of the vote to pass. It got 60.8%, but for those working minimum wage, the tiny margin doesn't matter. They're hopeful for their futures.

Mail-in ballots are being processed in several battleground states, but President Trump said he wants ballot counting to stop in some of them and his campaign will be bringing a challenge to the United States Supreme Court.

Florida voters on Tuesday approved Amendment 2, gradually boosting the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, while narrowly rejecting a proposal that would have overhauled the state’s primary-election system.

Less than an hour after polls closed, U.S. Congressman Vern Buchanan learned he will spend an eighth term in office for Florida District 16, which includes southern Hillsborough County, all of Manatee County, and northern Sarasota County.

Election workers in Hillsborough County said Election Day went by smoothly, with a record voter turnout on Tuesday.

There was massive voter turnout in Pinellas County. As expected, the margin of votes between President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden is razor-thin.

Florida voters narrowly rejected a proposal that would have overhauled the state’s primary-election system.

Voters in Florida have rejected Amendment Four, which would have made it harder to amend our state constitution in the future.  

Voters in Florida have approved Amendment Six, which deals with other special tax breaks our state gives to disabled veterans.

Voters in Florida have rejected/approved Amendment Five, which will give Florida homeowners more leeway in maintaining tax property tax benefits.