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Bernie Sanders is running for president in 2020

Bernie Sanders is running for president in 2020

Bernie Sanders is running for president in 2020

Bernie Sanders is joining a crowded field of candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Columbus Day out, Election Day in as paid holiday in Ohio city

The city says they are swapping the days so employees can vote

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Palm Beach County had highest rate of overvotes, report finds

The county's election supervisor resigned last week.

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Andrew Gillum is joining CNN as a political commentator

The former Tallahassee mayor previously won the Democratic nomination for Florida governor, then he lost to Ron DeSantis.

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Proposed ballot initiative would increase Florida's minimum wage to $15

Attorney John Morgan announced Tuesday his ballot initiative is headed to the state supreme court for review.

POLITICS
Ron DeSantis suspends Palm Beach County supervisor of elections

In November, Susan Bucher blamed outdated machines for missing a recount deadline.

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Lakeland commissioner candidate Sara Roberts McCarley appears victorious

Candidates Bill Watts and Patrick Shawn Jones combined won about 25 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.

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Meet the candidates running for mayor of Tampa

Now is no time to tune out local politics, because Tampa’s upcoming municipal election features a high profile mayoral race.

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Lakeland special election set for Tuesday, to fill seat once held by Michael Dunn

Patrick Shawn Jones, Sara Roberts and Bill Watts are hoping to represent Lakeland’s Southwest District.

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More than a million convicted felons regain the right to vote on Tuesday

Voters approved state Constitutional Amendment 4 back in November, meaning nearly 1.5 million people will no longer be permanently disenfranchised.

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Local groups celebrating implementation of Amendment 4

Amendment 4, passed in November, gives the largest group of people the right to vote since women's suffrage.

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Ron DeSantis sworn in as Florida's 46th governor

Ron DeSantis is the third consecutive Republican governor leading the state since 2000.

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