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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Floridians will get to settle the long-running battle between advocates of the privacy rights of pregnant girls seeking abortions and supporters of the rights of parents to know about them. Since 1988, lawmakers have passed three laws requiring either parental consent or parental notice for minor abortions. One was vetoed and two were found unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court. So the Legislature wants to trump Florida's high court by getting voters to change the state constitution. The ballot measure facing voters on Nov. 2 would limit the privacy rights of girls under age 18 to...

I know the baseball playoffs are on, but...FYI..starting at 7pm est, C-span 2 televising live senatorial campagn debates from 7pm South Carolina, 8pm South Dakota, and 9pm Florida.( All times EST) This is NOT a discussion thread, just an announcement. However, De Mint has got to do much better than Sunday on MTP..NO APOLOGIES..and..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- People who cast a provisional ballot at the wrong precinct aren't entitled to have their votes counted, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday, rejecting an argument by labor unions that the rule wrongly disenfranchises voters. The court said that the law clearly states that provisional ballots must be counted only if the person was entitled to vote "at the precinct," and that the constitution gives the Legislature the authority to dictate voting rules. Under Florida law, if a voter shows up at a polling place but officials there have no record of them being registered,...

John Stafford, Duval County's Supervisor Of Elections, has sent a letter to the Governor saying he was resigning for medical reasons effective today.

Problems were being reported at nine of 14 early voting sites in Broward County on Monday morning. Gisela Salas, of the Broward Elections Office, said workers were having problems with a live database connection that is used to verify that a voter is properly registered.

I just recieved my sample ballot in Florida, and thought it would be a good idea to discuss the consitutional amendments proposed within it. If it's ok with the moderators, I'd like to do one per day until the election. Some of the interpretation is lost on me, and I assume that others may suffer the same. Without further ado. No. 1 Constitutional Amendment Article X, Section 22. Article X Miscellaneous Section 22. Parental notice of termination of a minor's pregnancy. The legislature shall not limit or deny the privacy right guaranteed to a minor under the United States Constitution...

This is a thread to consolidate all of the commentary on the Florida message board concerning the Constitutional Amendments up for ratification on November 2nd. Please keep this thread focused on the amendments but feel free to start other discussion threads. Help us all make informed decisions on election day!

This is a thread to consolidate all of the commentary on the Florida message board concerning the judges up for election on November 2nd. Please keep this thread focused on the judiciary but feel free to start other discussion threads. Help us all make informed decisions on election day!

Judge Orders Nader off Florida ballot The Associated Press Updated: 3:08 p.m. ET Sept. 15, 2004 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Ralph Nader is again off Florida’s presidential ballot, at least for now. Circuit Judge P. Kevin Davey on Wednesday ordered that Nader’s name be removed from the November ballot, finding that the Reform Party — which nominated Nader — isn’t a legitimate party under state law. Davey also ordered that four counties that have already mailed absentee ballots listing Nader send out amended ballots without his name. Davey had issued a temporary order last week keeping the consumer advocate off the...