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Florida enacts ethics and campaign finance package
The Center for Public Integrity - May 2, 2013
 
Deirdre Macnab’s State Legislature wrap-up: The good, the bad, the embarrassing
Orlando Sentinel - May 1, 2013
 
Florida Democrats Torpedo 2013 Session’s Bipartisan Spirit, Hold Election Reform Hostage
Sunshine State News - May 1, 2013
 
Legislative turbulence as session nears end
News4Jax.com - April 30, 2013
 
Legislators send campaign finance and ethics bills to governor
Miami Herald - April 24, 2013
 
NRA advocate addresses Florida LWV
The St. Augustine Record - April 18, 2013
 
Absentee Ballot Fraud at the Core of Florida Election Reform
Independent Voter Network - April 17, 2013
 
My word: Take the pain out of voting in Florida
Orlando Sentinel - April 14, 2013
 
Election reform lite
The Miami Herald - April 13, 2013
 
Charley Williams: Real election reform
The Gainesville Sun - April 12, 2013
 
Will Florida elections be improved? WFTV tackles issue
Orlando Sentinel - April 11, 2013
 
League of Women Voters hears about guns, Louboutins and elections
Palm Beach Post - April 11, 2013
 
Election bills set for Senate debate
The Florida Current - April 9, 2013
 
Florida Senate Moves on Election Reform
WZVN - April 9, 2013
 
Campaign Finance Bill Changed, Ethics Reform in Crossfire
The Florida Times-Union - April 9, 2013
 
Senate hold firm on witnessing absentee ballots; Pasco elections chief calls it ‘a recipe for disaster’
Tampa Bay Times - April 9, 2013
 
Get it right with election reforms (Letters to the editor for Tuesday, April 9)
Sun Sentinel - April 9, 2013
 
Absentee ballot witness rule worries elections chiefs
The Miami Herald - April 9, 2013
 
Meet newly elected officials at Old Capitol Gala
WTXL - April 8, 2013
 
Kathy Kidder: Is pubic funding of private schools constitutional?
The Gainesville Sun - April 7, 2013
 
Florida on verge of a better voting system
Tampa Bay Times - April 2, 2013
 
Fear, loathing and partisanship in Senate on elections bill
Tampa Bay Times - April 2, 2013
 
League of Women Voters Sounds Alarm over House Judiciary Bill
Sunshine State News - March 28, 2013
 
League of Women Voters Questions Judicial House Bill
WUSF News - March 27, 2013
 
Florida lawmakers ask court to shield them from having to testify over maps
Bradenton Herald - March 27, 2013
 
Jessica Lowe-Minor works for equality in voter education
Tallahassee Democrat - March 26, 2013
 
Critics question need for state's incentive talks with Northrop
Orlando Sentinel - March 24, 2013
 
Ethics reforms begin to take shape in House
Orlando Sentinel - March 19, 2013
 
Sample online ballots in Florida spur clash on privacy
Tampa Bay Times - March 18, 2013
 
Supreme Courtt Voter Registration Case Addresses Citizenship Issue
Huffington Post - March 17, 2013
 
Amended Campaign Finance Bill Cuts Original House Proposal In Half, But Still Draws Concerns
WFSU - March 14, 2013
 
ann Hellmuth Speaks About Increasing Early Voting Sites for Students on Campus
Knight News - March 13, 2013
 
Florida's mini-foreign policy a blockade to learning
Tampa Bay Online - March 10, 2013
 
Florida House bridles at Senate's proposed ethics reforms
The Palm Beach Post - March 6, 2013
 
Boyd's approachability lands him in tough roles
Herald Tribune - March 6, 2013
 
Election reform proposals before Legislature don't go far enough, critics say
Naples News - March 3, 2013
 
Is The Voting Rights Act Needed Or Outdated? The U.S. Supreme Court Is Deciding
WFSU - February 27, 2013
 
High Court weighs whether elections in Florida and other states need continued federal oversight
Palm Beach Post - February 27, 2013
 
21st century voting
News-Press - February 21, 2013
 
Gaetz not sold on $10,000 limit on campaign contributions
Orlando Sentinel - February 21, 2013
 
Kathy Kidder: League of Women Voters looking for good men, women
The Gainesville Sun - February 18, 2013
 
LWVF: $10,000 Contributions Silence Main Street Voices
Sunshine State News - February 18, 2013
 
Obama's Voting Reform Plan All Pomp, Little Circumstance
Huffington Post - February 15, 2013
 
Voting Rights Advocates, Experts Criticize House Campaign Reform Efforts
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting - February 15, 2013
 
Campaign expert finds House fundraising proposal troubling
The Florida Current - February 14, 2013
 
Election Opponents Now on Same Team: Panel to Fix Voting
The New York Times - February 14, 2013
 
Protecting Sunshine Law Is a Challenge
News Chief - February 11, 2013
 
House moves ahead with plan to end sluch funds, raise campaign contribution limits to $10,000
The Miami Herald - February 11, 2013
 
Don't hand wealthy more power by eliminating cap
Orlando Sentinel - February 8, 2013
 
League of Women Voters Wants More Election Changes than Proposed
Sunshine State News - February 7, 2013
 
The bully of big money in politics
Washington Post - February 4, 2013
 
Florida secretary of state urges shorter ballot, more early voting access
The Palm Beach Post - February 4, 2013
 
Elections Report Calls for Flexibility
WCTV - February 4, 2013
 

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