News/Press Release

Press Releases for 2012

Release DateTitle
December
December 21, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Wauchula as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
December 14, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Meeting of Florida’s 29 Democratic Presidential Electors
November
November 27, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Viva Florida 500 Southwest Region Partners Meeting
November 19, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Certification of the Florida General Election Results
November 15, 2012Florida Department of State’s Museum of Florida History Announces New Exhibit Opening of Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965, From the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown
November 15, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Kissimmee as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
November 08, 2012Florida Department of State Announces Release of Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music, 1977-1980
November 06, 2012Florida Department of State Announces Release of Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music, 1977-1980
November 06, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner to Host Press Availability to Discuss 2012 General Election
November 05, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner to Host Press Availability to Discuss 2012 General Election
November 05, 2012MEMORANDUM: Filing by Department of State explaining in-person absentee case is moot
November 01, 2012Florida Department of State to Feature Photographs of World-renowned Photographer Joseph Janney Steinmetz During ‘First Friday’ Event
October
October 22, 2012Florida Department of State Reminds Floridians to be Vigilant this Election Season
October 11, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Ormond Beach as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
October 08, 2012Department of State Congratulates Florida Main Street Award Winners
October 04, 2012Statement by Secretary of State Ken Detzner Regarding Federal Court’s Approval of Florida’s Right to Remove Non-citizen Voters from Rolls
October 03, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces Master Folk Artists Who Will Serve in the 2012-13 Apprenticeship Program
October 03, 2012Florida Department of State’s Division of Cultural Affairs Invites Students to Participate in Poetry Out Loud
September
September 28, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Viva Florida 500 Statewide Summit, in collaboration with the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission
September 25, 2012Florida Department of State Encourages Voter Registration, Educates Voters About Options
September 24, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Voter Registration Day Press Conference
September 24, 2012Statement by Secretary of State Ken Detzner Regarding the Federal Court Decision Approving Florida’s Early Voting Schedule
September 13, 2012DOJ Approves Florida’s New Flexible Early Voting Schedule, Ensures all 80 Sections from 2011 Elections Bill are Federally Approved
September 12, 2012Florida’s Voter Eligibility Initiative Confirms 207 Non-citizens on Voter Rolls Using SAVE Database, Around 8 Percent of Voters Checked
September 05, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Palatka as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
September 04, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Master Afro-Cuban Batá Drummer to Give Free Public Performance at Mission San Luis
August
August 22, 2012Statement by Secretary of State Ken Detzner Regarding the Federal Preclearance of Florida’s Third Party Voter Registration Law
August 22, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Certification of the Florida Primary Election Results
August 17, 2012General’s Diary from Second Seminole War Added to Florida Memory Website
August 16, 2012U.S. Department of Homeland Security Agrees to Terms with Florida Department of State Over Legal Status Checks of Potential Non-Citizen Voters
August 13, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Eustis
as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
August 09, 201231st Annual Capital City Quilt Show Opening in Tallahassee
July
July 25, 2012Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Invites Public to Housewarming Event at Brokaw McDougall House
July 20, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Vilano Beach as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
July 20, 2012Secretary Detzner Seeks Nominations for Florida Folk Heritage Awards
July 18, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Secretary Detzner Invites Media to Viva Florida 500 Meeting at Pensacola’s Museum of Commerce
July 14, 2012Florida Department of State Receives Commitment from U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Provide Access to Citizenship Database
June
June 27, 2012First Lady Ann Scott and Miami Dolphins Join Florida Department of State to Support Summer Reading
June 27, 2012Statement by Secretary of State Ken Detzner regarding Judge Hinkle’s Ruling
June 22, 2012Secretary Detzner Congratulates Floridians in National History Day Contest
June 22, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces Creation of the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail
June 19, 2012MEMORANDUM: Florida’s continuing commitment to protecting citizen’s voting rights
June 15, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Grand Central District as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
June 15, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces Addition of New Church Records to Florida Memory Website
June 11, 2012Secretary of State Ken Detzner Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Seeks Access to Database of Non-Citizens to Ensure Accuracy of Florida Voter Rolls
June 06, 2012MEMORANDUM: Letter from Secretary Detzner regarding Florida’s continuing commitment to protecting citizen’s voting rights
June 01, 2012Statement by Secretary of State Ken Detzner Regarding the Department of State’s Efforts to Remove Ineligible Voters from the Voter Rolls
May
May 31, 2012MEMORANDUM: Letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano regarding access to DHS’s SAVE database
May 17, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces Emancipation Day Celebration
May 14, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Lincoln Park as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
May 09, 2012Secretary of State Ken Detzner Announces New Initiative to Remove Non-citizens from Florida Voter Rolls
April
April 24, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces Opening of New Museum of Florida History Exhibit: Ships, Sailors and Shipwrecks of Civil War Florida
April 18, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces History Fair State Contest
April 10, 2012Secretary Detzner Reminds Florida Business Owners to File their 2012 Annual Report Before May 1 to Avoid $400 Late Fee
April 04, 2012Secretary Detzner Congratulates 2012 Poetry Out Loud State Champion
April 04, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Lynn Haven as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
April 04, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces Donation of Joseph Janney Steinmetz Photographic Collection to State Library and Archives of Florida
March
March 21, 2012Secretary Detzner Honors Florida Heritage Month Award Winners
March 21, 2012Statement by Secretary of State Ken Detzner Regarding the Department of Justice Granting Preclearance to the Constitutional Initiative Section of House Bill 1355, Relating to Florida Election Law
March 19, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Secretary Detzner to Host Flor500 for Native Wildflower Planting
March 15, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces the Start of Florida Heritage Month
March 07, 2012Secretary Detzner Designates Eau Gallie Arts District as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
March 02, 2012Secretary Detzner Announces Restoration of Historic Natural Bridge Monument Eagle
March 02, 2012Museum of Florida History Opens New Permanent Exhibit, Forever Changed: La Florida 1513-1821
March 02, 2012Statement by Secretary of State Ken Detzner on the Passing of Former Secretary of State George Firestone
February
February 15, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Secretary Browning Invites Media to Preview New Permanent Exhibit at Museum of Florida History
February 13, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: Elections Canvassing Commission
February 06, 2012Secretary Browning Announces New Exhibit Honoring Black History Month
February 03, 2012Secretary Browning Requests Applications for Folklife Program Master Artists and Apprentices
February 03, 2012Secretary Browning Designates Main Street Fort Pierce as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
February 02, 2012Secretary Browning Announces the Opening of Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight
January
January 31, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY
January 30, 2012MEDIA ADVISORY: 2012 Presidential Preference Primary