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Getting registered and actually voting can seem bothersome to the college-aged.
Read More »National Voter Registration Day Brings Push To Register Younger Voters
ACLU Raises Questions About Voting By Mail In Florida
A recent study by the American Civil Liberties Union found that some mail-in ballots are being rejected in Florida. The study also stated that young voters and minority voters are more likely to have their ballot flagged and discounted. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton said that there is …
Read More »Parkland Students Lead Protests In Gainesville
Organized protests took place simultaneously outside of the offices of state Sen. Keith Perry, state Rep. Chuck Clemons and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho.
Read More »Data Back Up AP Poll: Little Progress On Civil Rights Issues
Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., American perceptions of progress toward racial equality remain largely divided along racial lines, a recent AP-NORC poll shows .
Read More »10,000 Participate in ‘March For Our Lives’ Rally in Parkland
This was the scene of Parkland's "March For Our Lives," one of more than 800 similar events taking place around the world.
Read More »Under Radar, Florida Spent $240M On Lawyers
Gov. Rick Scott and other top Florida Republicans have spent more than $237 million on private lawyers to advance and defend their agendas, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Read More »Voter Fraud A Local Issue, Not A Federal One, Expert Says
Following President Donald Trump calling for "a major investigation" into voter fraud, UF political science professor Michael McDonald says that the issue is one based primarily in local elections, not federal ones.
Read More »Could Hurricane Matthew Have Affected Voter Turnout In Florida: The Questions That Remain Unanswered
Many questions remain unanswered about the impact that Hurricane Matthew had on individuals being able to register to vote for this year's general election.
Read More »45 Percent of North Central Florida Voters Cast Ballots Before Election Day
Nearly half of all North Central Florida voters cast their ballots before Tuesday. Of the 607,292 voters in 13 North Central Florida counties who registered by Sept. 30, 272,029 — about 45 percent — either voted by mail or voted early as of this morning, according to data from the …
Read More »UF Student Able To Vote After Former Sen. Bob Graham Sees WUFT Article
Voting in the U.S. never seemed to be a priority for Alexandra Rodriguez — until she realized its importance in the current presidential election.
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