State Gov. Structure
This legislative body of Florida is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
What is the Florida Legislature?
This is the highest court in the state of Florida.
What is the Florida Supreme Court?
This election allows voters to choose party nominees for the general election.
What are primary elections?
This controversial detention facility in the Everglades has created a new funding and environmental review dilemma for the state.
What is the South Florida Detention Facility (Alligator Alcatraz)?
This document is every U.S. citizens' ticket to casting a ballot - it proves they are registered to vote.
What is a voter registration card?
This branch enforces laws and includes the governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices.
What is the Executive Branch of Florida?
These local officials oversee voter registration and elections in each county.
Who are the Supervisors of Elections?
If no candidate in a Florida primary receives more than 50% of the vote, the top two candidates face this type of follow-up election.
What is a runoff election?
Florida's Surgeon General recently announces plans to eliminate this long-standing health requirement for schoolchildren.
What are state vaccine mandates?
Attending these open meetings lets citizens directly hear from and address local leaders.
What are city council/county commission meetings?
Florida has this many state representatives.
What is 120?
This elected county official oversees property records, marriage licenses, and public documents.
Who is the Clerk of the Court?
Elections for offices like school board members and judges do not list candidates' political parties on the ballot, these are call what?
What are nonpartisan elections?
This Florida court ruled that the state's decades-old ban on open carry of firearms is unconstitutional.
What is the 1st District Court of Appeal?
Volunteering for this nonpartisan role allows citizens to help run polling places on Election Day (Orange county residents also get paid $275-$425 per day by doing this).
What is being a poll worker?
This elected executive position oversees the state's agriculture industry, consumer services, and even concealed weapons permits.
Who is the Commissioner of Agriculture?
Florida circuit courts handle major civil cases, felonies, and family law. There are this many judicial circuits in Florida.
What is 20?
Florida's ballot sometimes includes statewide proposals to amend this foundational document.
What is the Florida Constitution?
Florida has initiated the removal of this across the state - including one outside Orlando's Pulse Nightclub - as part of a wider policy on neutral public displays.
What are rainbow crosswalks (pride-themed crosswalks)?
When citizens attend hearing is Tallahassee or write to their state senator/representative, they are practicing this form of political participation.
What is lobbying or civic advocacy?
This is the maximum number of years a Florida governor can serve in office.
What is 8 years (two terms)?
Judges in Florida's appellate and supreme courts face this type of election, where voters decide whether to keep them in office.
What is a merit retention election?
The process of formally challenging the results of an election through legal means is called this.
What is an election contest (or election challenge)?
This former Brevard county school board member has entered the 2026 U.S. Senate race in Florida against incumbent Ashley Moody.
Who is Jennifer Jenkins?
This Florida law requires most public meetings and records to be open and accessible to citizens, ensuring government transparency.
What is the Florida Sunshine Law?