The 12-term Jacksonville member of Congress, now a convicted felon, has two months to sell herself to voters in a new Central Florida district where she’ll compete against nine other Democrats
A coalition of local activists and community groups gathered outside the Duval Supervisor of Elections office to call for early voting sites at two campuses to be restored.
Byrd has been at the forefront of controversial legislation supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who described him as "an ally of freedom and democracy in the Florida Legislature." Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, said Byrd's confrontational temperament makes him unfit for the office.
Lee has guided elections in a state with a history of election controversies. While many states stumbled through the 2020 elections, Florida had relatively few problems.