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Florida Voters urged to check their registration

Posted on July 23, 2018

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An Online Checkup Could Prevent Trouble on Election Day

Florida voters only have a few more days to make sure they’re ready to vote in the August 28th primary. July 30th is the deadline to register or make any changes to your voter registration. The League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) is urging all voters to do an advance checkup to ensure all their information is accurate.

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Filed Under: Soup Du Jour Tagged With: 2018 elections, election, Election Day, Election Day Planning

Jeff Greene Issues Statement on Reports of ‘Gross Misconduct’ in Adam Putnam’s Office

Posted on July 17, 2018

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Gubernatorial Candidate Statement

Today, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene issued the following statement in response to news reports of “gross misconduct” in Commissioner Adam Putnam’s Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

“The Florida Department of Agriculture has been bought and sold by proud NRA sellout Commissioner Adam Putnam. Employees are being told they ‘work for the NRA,’ not the people of Florida, concealed weapons permits are being handed out like lollipops – what egregious breach of trust will be exposed next? This is life and death. If Rick Scott won’t stand up and remove Putnam from public office, voters will. We’ve had it with lies, corruption, and the priorities of deep pocketed special interest groups being placed over public interest.”

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Troy McDonald Endorses Toby Overdorf

Posted on June 5, 2018

Today, the Toby Overdorf Campaign announced the endorsement of Stuart City Commissioner Troy McDonald. Overdorf, a Republican, is running for the District 83 seat in the Florida House of Representatives, currently held by Gayle Harrell, who faces term limits this year. McDonald’s endorsement comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that Port St. Lucie Councilwoman Stephanie Morgan is backing Overdorf. 

“There’s no question that Toby Overdorf is the right choice for District 83,” said McDonald. “He is a strong leader and has the conservative vision and values we need to keep Florida strong. I look forward to working with him.” 
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Filed Under: Campaign, Soup Du Jour Tagged With: 2018 elections, elections, Endorsements, Overdorf, Toby Overdorf, Toby Overdorf Campaign

Nelson urges Pentagon to take steps to deter Russian attempts to influence 2018 elections

Posted on February 6, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services’ subcommittee on cybersecurity, today urged Secretary of Defense James Mattis to “prepare to engage Russian cyber operators” attempting to influence the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.

“Russia’s influence activities continue in the United States and elsewhere,” Nelson wrote in a letter to Mattis. “U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber Mission Force, should be ordered to prepare to engage Russian cyber operators and disrupt their activities as they conduct clandestine influence operations against our forthcoming elections.”

Nelson also urged the secretary to implement the recommendations of a Defense Department task force on cyber deterrence, which offered the Pentagon several suggestions on how to the U.S. could deter further Russian cyberattacks. The task force recommendations were presented to the Pentagon last February but have not yet been implemented.

In addition to the Nelson, the letter was signed by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).

Text of the lawmakers’ can be found here.

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