Defending Democracy: End of the Year Wrap Up for Common Cause Florida
Floridians voted no on Amendment 6 and protected public campaign financing in Florida
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Defending Democracy: End of the Year Wrap Up for Common Cause Florida
Floridians voted no on Amendment 6 and protected public campaign financing in Florida
MEDIA ADVISORY: Floridians must Re-request their Vote-by-Mail Ballots Again, Ahead of Florida’s Special Primary Election
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Today is Florida’s General Election Certification Deadline
Common Cause Florida Offers Reflection on the General Election
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Deadline to Cure Florida Ballots Ends Thursday, November 7 at 5 p.m.
"After the general election, voters who have a signature issue with their vote-by-mail ballot or who voted a provisional ballot have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 7 to fix (or “cure”) the issue if they want to ensure their ballot will be counted."
Florida Letters on Emergency Action After Hurricanes Helene & Milton
MEDIA ADVISORY: Logic & Accuracy Testing for the 2024 General Election began this week across Florida
Low Scores for Florida on Common Cause’s 2024 Democracy Scorecard
Florida Primary Certification Deadline Approaches; Common Cause Florida Offers Reflection on Primary
During the primary election, Common Cause Florida and other partner organizations highlighted some of the main issues their nonpartisan poll monitors encountered.
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Anti-Democratic Ethics Bill Becomes Law, Allowing Corruption to Go Unchallenged
Friday, June 21, Governor DeSantis signed a dangerous ethics bill into law that will make it almost impossible for Floridians’ to file ethics complaints against government officials who violate the public trust.
Amendment 6 Stifles Voters’ Influence and Adds Challenges for New and Diverse Candidates
Common Cause Florida Urges Voters to Vote NO on Amendment 6 in November
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Florida Cannot Allow its Voter List Maintenance to be Dictated by Error-Prone Software
Florida voting rights groups sent a letter Friday to Secretary of State Cord Byrd to demand the state not use unreliable, privately sourced data from EagleAI or similar platforms for voter list maintenance.
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Watchdog group says new FL law requiring disclosures with AI in political ads is ‘weak’
BY: MITCH PERRY - APRIL 29, 2024 10:43 AM
"At least five other states have passed laws regulating “deepfakes” in political advertising, according to Public Citizen.
But one watchdog group believes that the Florida Legislature could have gone much further in addressing AI in political ads.
“The disclaimer required by this bill is weak and unclear and fails to adequately inform Floridians of the dangerous disinformation to which they’re exposed,” said Amy Keith, the executive director of...
"At least five other states have passed laws regulating “deepfakes” in political advertising, according to Public Citizen.
But one watchdog group believes that the Florida Legislature could have gone much further in addressing AI in political ads.
“The disclaimer required by this bill is weak and unclear and fails to adequately inform Floridians of the dangerous disinformation to which they’re exposed,” said Amy Keith, the executive director of...
