White Paper Update

Hello all. I've been working on my white paper today and have about two paragraphs completed! whoo hoo! I think I know what I want to say, I'm just not sure how 'informal' or 'formal' the writing style should be. I've also requested some info from the Florida Department of Elections (via email today) so we will see if they get back to me.

So far I have this....

Florida’s Elections Law (HB 1355): Who knew college students were collateral damage?

To Combat the nickname “Flori-duh”--Florida Election Reform Act of 2001:

The 2000 election was a catastrophic event that put Florida’s failure of an election process front and center. Because of the unpleasant aftermath of the 2000 election, Florida officially implemented early voting in 2004 as part of the post-2000 election reform (Florida Election Reform Act of 2001). To combat the nickname “Flori-duh”, which was being used by the media because of the 2000 election, Floridians expressed that they wanted election reform and the Florida State Legislature listened (McManus, 2003).  The bill was overwhelmingly passed by the legislature (unanimous in the House and 38 Yeas and 2 Nays in the Senate). Reforms included: precinct-based voting technology, prohibit punch cards and other antiquated voting systems in Florida, provide $2 million dollars for the development and implementation of a statewide centralized voter registration database by June 2002, allow a voter whose name does not appear on the voter registration roll to vote a provisional ballot that will be counted if the voter is subsequently found to be properly registered to vote (McManus, 2003).

Those with ‘Some College’ Voting Percentages in Florida:

Since the 2004 election, when Florida implemented early voting, 60.8% of Floridians (those with ‘some college’) voted in the 2004 election, 25% in the 2006 election, 63.9% in 2008, and 29.6% in 2010. Fast-forward ten years, and the state legislature...

Does it seem like I'm on the right track? Feedback appreciated! I'm trying to follow the Anchin Center's Issue 1:5: Florida's School Funding, Property Tax Reform, and Equity: Florida Voters to Decide.