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In Florida, 62 percent of Latinos voted for Hillary Clinton, 35 percent voted for President-Elect Donald Trump. That’s according to early exit polls cited by Pew Research Center.

The Latino early vote turnout has doubled from four years ago. That’s according to Mi Familia Vota, a civic engagement organization.

A bilingual nonpartisan voter guide is circulating Orlando and Kissimmee ahead of the general election. The local nonprofit Misión Boricua created the newspaper as a resource for newly-arrived Puerto Ricans.

Central Floridians have been lining up to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting for the 2016 presidential election. State and local elections are also on the ballot. Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles said the first and last day of early voting are usually the busiest.

Florida is home to the 3rd largest Latino population in the nation. A key demographic in this swing state: Latino Evangelical voters. Thursday, Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa will host an Orlando-area event to talk about voter engagement.

In many parts of Florida, it's legal to fire people based on their sexual orientation. LGBT advocates - and some political candidates - hope to change that, in the aftermath of the shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub. The latest in our series on Florida's election-year issues looks at arguments over expanding the state’s anti-discrimination law.

Under a new law, a concealed weapons license is now an acceptable form of identification for Florida voters to present at the polls.

Florida Presidential Primary day is over but questions and controversy about it are not. Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles talked to WMFE about the ballot shortages at some central Florida precincts.

All this week the 90.7 news team is hitting the road and talking to voters. Last week, spectators gathered at Space View Park in Titusville to watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. While folks were anxiously awaiting the countdown clock to hit zero, they spoke with 90.7’s Brendan Byrne about the countdown to the Whitehouse.