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Florida will hand over some voting information to commission

Published on July 6, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Gary Fineout

The administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that it would hand over some voter information being sought by President Donald Trump‘s commission investigating allegations of voter fraud in the 2016 election. But Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who was appointed by the Republican governor, wrote a letter to the vice chair of the commission saying that the state will only hand over information that is already considered a public record. This would include the names of voters, as…

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Islamic State group cited as need for records exemption

Published on April 1, 2015 in Top Headlines by Associated Press

A Florida state representative is using the threat of the Islamic State group to advance a bill that could make it harder for people to find addresses and phone numbers of military service members, their spouses and children. The House Local & Federal Affairs Committee unanimously approved the bill Wednesday. It now goes to the full House. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz‘ bill (HB 185) would allow active and former military members to tell government agencies to keep private personal information…

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