Laurel Lee

Laurel Lee, a former Hillsborough Circuit Court judge, is reportedly considering a run for Congress.

In a response, attorneys for Secretary of State Laurel Lee say keeping the current sprawling configuration of District 5 would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a redistricting plan that lawmakers passed. During the special session, the Republican-dominated House and Senate passed a map that DeSantis’ office proposed.

Secretary of State Laurel Lee filed a motion Friday in U.S. district court in Tallahassee seeking a stay of a federal lawsuit filed March 11 by the groups Common Cause Florida and FairDistricts Now and five voters.

A number of other groups filed a series of lawsuits challenging the measure (SB 90), passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature this spring as part of GOP leaders’ nationwide attempts to make it more difficult for people to vote by mail.

Gov. DeSantis said he wants the Florida Legislature to consider creating a state-level office that would investigate and prosecute election-related crimes, including ballot harvesting.

GOP legislators said the changes were necessary to ensure election security and prevent fraud in future elections.

DeSantis this week instructed Secretary of State Laurel Lee to investigate whether Facebook exempted some of its users from the platform's own rules, allowing them to post content that would otherwise be blocked or labeled as false.

With election day now over and around 11 million ballots cast, Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee says the election went smoothly.

With millions of votes already cast in the November general election, Secretary of State Laurel Lee late Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to reject a last-minute attempt to kill a proposed constitutional amendment that would overhaul the state’s primary-election system.

More than 4 million adults will receive postcards directing them to the state’s online voter registration portal. Secretary of State Laurel Lee is overseeing the effort, which relies on data from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

With his wife, Laurel, serving as secretary of state in Tallahassee, outgoing Sen. Tom Lee said Monday he will not run for local office in Hillsborough…