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A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens collecting and delivering petitions “imposes a severe burden on political expression that the state has failed to justify.
Gov. Ron DeSantis will not be able to run again in 2026 due to term limits. Here's a breakdown of who's planning to run for Florida governor so far.
"The State will not tolerate such an unconstitutional deviation," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in a letter to Miami officials.
A federal judge in Florida preliminarily blocked state officials from enforcing multiple new requirements imposed on groups that want to change the state constitution in the 2026 elections.
Miami postponed its 2025 elections. Why did the city do it? The move would schedule city elections to coincide with even-year midterms and presidential elections, but is opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and others.
Miami city commissioners have triggered a political firestorm by voting to postpone their November 2025 municipal election by an entire year,
Ruth’s List Florida, the Sunshine State’s only organization dedicated to getting abortion rights-supporting Democratic women elected, just endorsed a new trio of candidates for races in 2025 and 2026. Each candidate is running for a different level of government.
Florida is on the verge of filling two top-tier vacancies, as Gov. Ron DeSantis signals he's days away from announcing his choices for lieutenant governor and chief financial officer.
Former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, one of nine candidates running for Mayor in the now-canceled November election, has filed a lawsuit challenging the City Commission’s decision to delay the
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation ( SB 892) formally establishing the Center, which has existed since 2023 at the Tallahassee campus. Sen. Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican, spoke to the Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee in April and explained the law’s impact.
Countdown to Florida general election 2026 Why can't Ron DeSantis run for governor in 2026? DeSantis was first elected in 2018 and began his term in office on Jan. 8, 2019.
Michael Hepburn and Emilio Gonzalez are among the Miami mayoral candidates who were protesting the election’s 12-month delay.