TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody was asked about President Trump’s push to eliminate mail-in voting as the country approaches mid-term 2026.
“I suspect they’re referring to a Florida-related email-in program,” Moody said.
Senator Moody will vote in the 2026 US Senate special election next year, and will elect those who will serve the remaining term of Marco Rubio following his appointment as Secretary of State.
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“You know, there have been all sorts of things in the last few years about the way other states are dealing with things,” Moody said.
The senator has mentioned President Trump’s concerns about mail-in ballots in other states, particularly those waiting to process and count absentee ballots.
As for Moody’s challengers, so far there is Z political activist Michael Gello Collins Hamilton.
Under the Democrats, employer Alex Gould and former teacher and activist Tamica Lyles have run.
On Thursday, Neelam Perry, a resident of St. Pete, submitted that he would run under his party affiliation.
There is still time left for qualifying, so you can add or remove names.
While in Arcadia on Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis was also asked about the Florida election following this week’s report from the conservative think tank James Madison Institute. The report called the state the gold standard for election management.
“I’m always embraced the suggestions about how we can do better, but we did that because of all the things people care about and clean up voter rolls. Voter ID, we did that.”
Experts say President Trump has hurdles to change election rules because the process is run by the state.
The 2026 primary election will be in August next year, and the general election will be in November of the following year.
