Florida's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for failing to call special elections for two empty state legislature seats. The ACLU filed its lawsuit ...

DeSantis’s refusal to do so is both troubling and illegal,” said Nicholas Warren, a staff attorney for the ACLU of Florida. Asked about the lawsuit, the governor's office referred comment to the ...

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis for not calling special elections for state House and Senate ...

Voters' ability to advance future changes opposed or disregarded by state lawmakers could soon be eliminated — if Gov. Ron ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking too long to call special elections for two legislative seats, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida says in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Leon County.

As an example, the ACLU lawyers pointed to DeSantis’ drawn-out response to the 2021 death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Broward County Democrat. DeSantis “failed to call a special election ...

Days after a civil rights group sued him, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday set special election dates for two legislative ...

DeSantis’s refusal to do so is both troubling and illegal,” said Nicholas Warren, a staff attorney for the ACLU of Florida. Asked about the lawsuit, the governor's office referred comment to ...