Early voting in Florida, explained: Required days, optional days and hours
State law requires eight days of early voting, lets counties add up to six more, and caps daily hours at 12. Here’s how the rules evolved.
Why 57% isn't enough: The history of Florida's 60% rule for amendments
Florida’s 60% threshold passed in 2006 with just 57.78%. Since then, majority-backed measures on marijuana and abortion have failed.
Florida 2000, explained: 537 votes, butterfly ballots and the reforms that followed
How a 537-vote margin, punch cards and Bush v. Gore led to Florida’s 2001 election overhaul and the federal Help America Vote Act.
Amendment 4, explained: How Florida restored felon voting rights, then added fees
Nearly 65% of voters backed Amendment 4 in 2018. A 2019 law tied voting to paying fines and fees, and a federal appeals court upheld it.
Fair Districts, explained: How Florida's anti-gerrymandering rules fared in court
Voters added Fair Districts rules in 2010. Courts forced a 2015 redraw, then upheld the 2022 map that dismantled North Florida’s District 5.