Elections

Amendment 1 proposes making school board elections partisan starting in 2026. Candidates would have to be nominated in partisan primary elections with each of the parties' nominees going against each other in the general election.

Forum with candidates for Naples mayoral and city council can be watched live on the WGCU Facebook page, or Naples City TV on local cable stations Comcast Cable 98, Century Link 95, and Summit Cable 98. It will be recorded and re-broadcast for WGCU’s Gulf Coast Life sometime before the March 19th election.

Cape Coral councilmember Patty L. Cummings vows to retain her seat and leave a legal matter that resulted in her arrest Tuesday up to the courts and voters.

Former President Donald Trump landed in Atlanta shortly after 7 p.m. and was driven, through the city’s rush-hour traffic, to jail for the booking process. After his arrest and booking at the Fulton County jail in Georgia Thursday evening, Trump arrived back at the Atlanta airport and addressed media, claiming he did nothing wrong and was only contesting what he termed as a rigged election.

The Florida House on Friday gave final approval to a major elections bill that would place additional restrictions on voter-registration groups and help clear the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to potentially run for president in 2024.The bill, which DeSantis is expected to sign, reignited a debate that has repeatedly divided lawmakers since the 2020 election, with Republicans arguing the state needs to continue revamping elections laws to prevent wrongdoing and Democrats saying the changes are designed to suppress voting.

Fox News has struck a deal averting a trial in the blockbuster defamation suit filed by the election-tech company Dominion Voting Systems over spurious claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

Florida Secretary of State on Wednesday issued an emergency order for special elections in Sanibel and Estero to ensure access for voters affected by Hurricane Ian.

Voters in SWFL go to the polls Nov. 8 to decide contests on state legislative seats along with a range of local races and local ballot measures.

Among the most watched statewide races in Florida’s Nov. 8 general election is the gubernatorial race to see if former governor Charlie Crist could overcome the hefty lead Republican Governor Ron DeSantis had as well as the challenge to Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio by Democrat and former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings.