Florida Morning: Florida asks for early voting OK; Romney could be nominated early

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FLORIDA ASKS FOR EARLY VOTING OK: Gov. Rick Scott?s administration filed papers with the federal court in Washington, saying that 96 hours of early voting, including a Sunday, would comply with the Voting Rights Act. ?Miami Herald http://tinyurl.com/9erhkms

ROMNEY TO BE NOMINATED EARLY: Plans are in the works to place Mitt Romney?s name into nomination as the Republican Party?s presidential candidate two days earlier than expected, according to the New York Times. http://tinyurl.com/8qf23yz

BLOCKING REDISTRICTING TESTIMONY: Republican leaders have quietly asked a Leon County judge to shield lawmakers and their aides from having to testify during a trial to determine whether the state?s congressional redistricting plan runs afoul of new standards for drawing the state?s political maps, reports Brandon Larrabee of the News Service of Florida: http://tinyurl.com/8lv748q

Howdy, it's?Friday and this is Florida Morning, your daily digest of political news around the Sunshine State. Protesters arrive in Tampa, candidates have campaign cash and no race to run, and Demings/Webster set debate.

PROTESTERS ARRIVE: Republicans aren't the only ones determined to come to Tampa, even as Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward Florida. Protesters are coming, too. ?Miami Herald http://tinyurl.com/9xqffhn

CAMPAIGN CASH: Twelve-term U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns lost his Republican primary to a little known tea party opponent last week with as much as $2 million still sitting in his campaign account. Tampa Bay Times http://tinyurl.com/98k9l7v

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?FULL LID PARTY? On the eve of the Republican National Convention, several of Florida?s leading political and public affairs consultants will be hosting an invitation-only party at Cassis American Brasserie. The ?Full Lid Party? will be the go-to after party following the official welcome reception at Tropicana Field. SaintPetersBlog: http://tinyurl.com/8pth8lt

TAKE-TWO: A failed Democratic congressional candidate whose campaign is under federal grand jury investigation abruptly amended his financial disclosures to show he loaned himself nearly $53,000 more than he originally reported. Miami Herald http://tinyurl.com/9hwadny

COST OF JUVENILE DETENTION: For the second time in little more than a month, a state judge has found that the Department of Juvenile Justice improperly carried out a law that requires counties to help pay juvenile-detention costs. Tampa Bay Times http://tinyurl.com/93eb7fe

KEITH FITZGERALD: The Republican Party of Florida is stepping up its attacks on former State Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, the Democrat who's trying to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan from Congress. Tampa Bay Times: http://tinyurl.com/9su5ow9

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