Celso Alfonso, a candidate in his 80s who owned the salon where Artiles would get facials and his back waxed, was recruited by the former senator to help Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez win her seat representing the state’s 39th Senate District in South Dade.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Voters will be faced with 6 constitutional amendment proposals on the ballot.

Michael Steele wrote in an opinion article on Friday that "late deciders" could swing Florida in Harris' favor.

DeSantis announced the order during a media availability in Anna Maria, one of the Gulf Coast communities where the massive storm caused widespread flooding. The order will allow elections supervisors to make changes in Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Taylor counties.

Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would have expanded access to voter registration and the ballot box for millions of Floridians for the 2024 election.

President Joe Biden's Thursday tour covered the Big Bend region of Florida and also Ray City, Georgia. Both were hard-hit by the Category 4 storm.

Only a few days left to register to vote, plus important vote-by-mail deadlines and early voting dates for voters to mark on their election calendar.

Harrison said his hopes are also buoyed by the success of the state Democratic Party to field candidates in every congressional and state legislative district up for for grabs this fall. And by the U.S. Senate campaign being run by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

The lawsuit filed by Trulieve also accused the owners of two Fort Myers-based television stations of running a “demonstrably false” ad.

For those who want to vote in person during the Florida general election, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, polling locations will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. To vote, you must show an ID, such as a driver's license, passport, military ID, student ID, or retirement center ID. Scroll below to find your nearest voting location.

The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed for the election is 5 p.m. on Oct. 24. Vote-by-Mail ballots can be obtained in person at county election offices until Election Day. Applicants can fill out a request form online, in person at a county elections office or by phone to the office. Click here for county information.