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The first debate, moderated by CNN's Jake Tapper, was hosted on October 21, 2018, at WEDU, Tampa, Florida. [223] It was an hour long debate featuring topics like climate change , [ 224 ] [ 225 ] minimum wage , [ 226 ] [ 227 ] health care , [ 228 ] gun control , [ 229 ] the NRA , [ 230 ] DeSantis's "monkey up" comment [ 231 ] and President ...
In 2018, Florida voters passed Amendment 4, which extended voting rights to most former felons who had completed their sentences. [13] Despite passing with 65% of the vote, state officials were slow to implement the updated guidelines, preventing many newly eligible voters from voting for several years. [ 14 ]
This amendment ensures that Florida voters shall have the exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling by requiring that in order for casino gambling to be authorized under Florida law, it must be approved by Florida voters pursuant to Article XI, Section 3 of the Florida Constitution. Affects articles X and XI.
The plaintiffs in the case, Hand v. Scott, alleged the process is unconstitutional due to its arbitrary nature. [15] [16] In April 2018, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker ruled that Florida's process for seeking restoration of voting rights in Florida was unconstitutional because it relied too much on personal appeal to Governor Scott. [17]
2018 United States Senate election in Florida ← 2012 November 6, 2018 2024 → Turnout 52.0% Nominee Rick Scott Bill Nelson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,099,505 4,089,472 Percentage 50.05% 49.93% County results Congressional district results Precinct results Scott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No data U.S ...
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Florida. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
The 2018 Florida House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6, 2018, to elect members to the House of Representatives. The election coincided with the election for governor , and other elections .
Hoyt v. Florida, 368 U.S. 57 (1961), was an appeal by Gwendolyn Hoyt, who had killed her husband and received a jail sentence for second degree murder.Although she had suffered mental and physical abuse in her marriage and showed neurotic, if not psychotic, behavior, a six-man jury deliberated for just 25 minutes before finding her guilty. [1]