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Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are the 2024 presidential nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2024

Trump leads Harris by 10 points in Florida, UNF poll finds

The poll also found that voters largely support a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana use by adults.…

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Bill Killingsworth, city manager for Atlantic Beach, explains the questions voters will see on their ballots this November at an election event hosted by Beaches Watch at the Beaches Branch Library. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
October 18, 2024

Atlantic Beach, Jax Beach voters to weigh charter questions in November

Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach ballot questions, explained. Here’s what a yes does for each of the 8 questions.…

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October 9, 2024

Judge rejects reopening Florida voter registration because of hurricanes

A federal judge Wednesday rejected a request from the League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida NAACP to…

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Voters trickled into the Legends Center in Northwest Jacksonville throughout primary Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 24, 2024

City Council approves money for inactive voter outreach

Jacksonville Today was first to report that more than 90,000 Duval voters were inactive, and activists have pressured the elections…

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Doctors with Planned Parenthood say despite state health officials' attempts to clarify exceptions to the six-week abortion ban, they're still worried for patients. | Stephanie Colombini, WUSF
August 23, 2024

Most young women in Florida support abortion, survey finds

Support for abortion access in Florida cuts across party lines, according to a survey published this month by the KFF…

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August 20, 2024

Ashley Wells Cox wins 4th Circuit judge seat

Ashley Wells Cox was elected to the 4th Judicial Circuit Court bench, beating Nancy Cleaveland.…

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Former Jacksonville City Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson challenged state Rep. Angie Nixon. D-Jacksonville, in the Democratic primary. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Nixon trounces Priestly Jackson in House District 13

With most of the vote counted, state Rep. Angie Nixon amassed more than 80% over Brenda Priestly Jackson in the…

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Voters trickled into the Legends Center in Northwest Jacksonville throughout primary Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Aug. 20 primary election results for Northeast Florida

Voters decided Tuesday on races for school board, county commission, judges, legislators and others.…

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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a police shooting of a man in Arlington.
August 16, 2024

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters opposes Amendment 3. He says he will consider increasing DUI patrols if voters approve it.…

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The Duval County Courthouse. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 15, 2024

Cleaveland vs. Cox: Campaign finances in race for 4th Circuit judge

Campaign finance reports indicate where candidates Nancy Cleaveland and Ashley Wells Cox are getting their money — and where they’re…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | What is a Republican Party committeeman or committeewoman?”
Campaign signs are posted at Bowden and Spring Park roads for two candidates for state committeeman and state committeewoman. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
August 14, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | What is a Republican Party committeeman or committeewoman?

A Jacksonville Today reader wants to know more about candidates for state committeewoman and state committeeman.…

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LaTeisha Reynolds snaps a selfie with Sharon Rashad, back left, and Lucretia McBride before early voting inside the Schell-Sweet Community Resource Wellness Center on the campus of Edward Waters University in Jacksonville's New Town community. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 8, 2024

Black voter turnout courted ahead of pivotal election

Duval County has the highest percentage of Black voters in the state, but the question is how many melanated souls…

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Early voting in Duval County was delayed by Tropical Storm Debby. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today.
August 7, 2024

Early voting starts today in Duval and Nassau counties

Many local races will be decided in the Aug. 20 primaries, way before the general election in November.…

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More than 500 people attended a meet and greet with election candidates in St. Johns County on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Photo courtesy Carly Zervis
August 2, 2024

Straw poll hints at election surprises in St. Johns County

More than 500 people voted in a straw poll sponsored by the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce.…

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The Duval County Courthouse. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 2, 2024

Meet the judicial candidates in the primary election

Six candidates are running for two seats in the primary election Aug. 20. Here are the remarks they made at…

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Early voting in Duval County was delayed by Tropical Storm Debby. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today.
August 2, 2024

Early voting starts soon on the First Coast

Early voting for the primary election now starts Wednesday in Duval County due to Tropical Storm Debby, with other counties…

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District 7 candidates Sarah Mannion, left, and Melody Bolduc discuss the issues facing Duval's schools at a forum Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. | Jacksonville Public Education Fund, screenshot
August 2, 2024

School Board candidates find common ground at final forum

District 7 School Board candidates Melody Bolduc and Sarah Mannion discussed the issues Thursday.…

Featured image for “New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed”
Former President Donald Trump stands on stage at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
July 30, 2024

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, according to a new poll from…

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The Florida Supreme Court.
July 26, 2024

Florida Supreme Court asked to reject abortion statement

Floridians Protecting Freedom contends a statement that will appear on the ballot with Amendment 4 is inaccurate and political.…

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The November ballot is hefty this year. l Tiffany Tertipes via Unsplash.
July 25, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l Can you really receive a digital vote-by-mail ballot?

A Jacksonville Today reader wants to know whether voters can receive a digital version of their vote-by-mail ballot.…

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A former Putnam County school resource officer was sentenced to life in prison for a sexual relationship with a child.
July 24, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Can a judicial candidate advertise herself as ‘conservative’?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders why a judicial candidate can advertise as a conservative in a nonpartisan race.…

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Amy Baker, coordinator of the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research, says it’s tough to speculate about potential litigation costs related to the passage of the abortion rights constitutional proposal. | The Florida Channel
July 17, 2024

Abortion rights supporters allege ‘dirty trick’ on ballot

Supporters of Amendment 4 say a statement on the ballot will mislead voters about the proposed constitutional amendment.…

Featured image for “OPINION | Duval Democrats, Republicans take different paths to August primaries”
The Florida Capitol Complex is viewed, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
June 16, 2024

OPINION | Duval Democrats, Republicans take different paths to August primaries

Ultimately, it’s all but certain that Duval will be represented by two Democrats and five Republicans after the fall elections.…

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Former St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar. | News4Jax
June 12, 2024

Former St. Johns County sheriff runs for state Senate

David Shoar has opened a campaign account to run for a seat that will be vacated by Sen. Travis Hutson,…