Dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct throughout his first term in office, Florida House Rep. Fabian Basabe is now the subject of an active investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

He entered from the left side of the courtroom wearing clean, jail-issued khaki pants and shirt. His hands cuffed in front of him. Those cuffs were attached to a waist chain. His shackled legs kept his strides short.

It was an intervention disguised as a memorial.

Wilton Manors residents have zero excuses to not vote. People waiting to cast their ballot on Nov. 5, the official election day, can get free rides to the polls.

They’ve debated, advertised, and showed up at events. Now it’s time for citizens to cast their votes (if they haven’t already).

With just days until the polls close and more than a third of Florida ballots already cast, the quest to tap into the elusive and shrinking pool of “undecided” voters becomes more difficult by the hour.