The campaign trail was rocked Wednesday by the revelations in a forthcoming book by Washington Post writer Bob Woodward. We'll hear more about that today, especially reaction from political figures.
One bombshell in the book: St. Lucie County was the other mystery Florida county to have its election system hacked by Russian malware in the 2016 presidential election year.
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast quickly called for St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker to brief him on the office's security measures to ensure the election database is "not vulnerable to future attacks."
KEY NEWS FROM the CAMPAIGN TRAIL ACROSS FLORIDA:
Is the Trump campaign "ballot harvesting"? Hours before President Trump again lashed out at "unsolicited" mail-in voting during a speech in North Carolina, his campaign was texting Florida voters offering to help order mail in ballots. The text directed voters to a Trump-Pence campaign website from where they could order their ballots. In doing so, it promoted an aspect of mail voting that could contradict the president's past remarks and his own campaign's legal arguments.
MAGA flag dispute: Political flags at a busy Wellington intersection have prompted questions this week of what is allowed when it comes to campaign signs. The Village received several concerned emails from residents last week after flags supporting President Donald Trump's re-election campaign were posted on the southwest corner of Forest Hill Boulevard and State Road 7, in front of the Mall at Wellington Green.
AARP Florida/Florida Politics poll shows controversies around voting by mail have led to somewhat fewer Floridians choosing that voting method than in July, the poll showed.
Some 42 percent of those surveyed said they planned to vote by mail, down from 49 percent in a previous AARP Florida/Florida Politics poll in mid-July.
Meanwhile, 31.6 percent of those surveyed said they would cast their ballots in early voting, while 26.5 percent said they planned to vote on Election Day.
The poll also showed that trust in the integrity of elections in Florida remains high. Some 93.4 percent said they disagreed with the statement that they are less likely to vote because they have lost trust in the elections system. About 93 percent answered the same question the same way in July.
HAPPENING TODAY:
Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris will be in Miami-Dade County for a campaign stop. Harris will host a community conversation with U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens and Miami Shores Mayor Crystal Wagar at Florida Memorial University. Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, will appear at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center.
Florida Trump Victory will host a Law and Order Roundtables in Miami and Cape Coral "to discuss President Trump's commitment to the safety and security of our communities and families."
VOTING DEADLINES TO KNOW:
• Voters have until Oct. 5 to register to vote.
• Voters have until Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. to request a ballot by mail. The supervisor of elections will begin sending requested ballots on Sept. 24.
• For a mail-in ballot to be counted it must be received by their county elections supervisor by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.
• Early voting statewide must at least be offered between October 24-31. Individual counties may also offer seven extra days. In Palm Beach County, early voting will be held from Oct. 19 until Nov. 1.
• Voting locations open on Election Day, Nov. 3, at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
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