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Pamela Brown and incumbent Rick Surrency are running to be Putnam County School District’s superintendent.
Read More »Meet The Candidates Running For Putnam County School Superintendent
Florida Government Officials Are Resuming In-Person Meetings
Gainesville City Commissioner Reina Saco said the forced return of local government officials and employees is wrong.
Read More »How WUFT Is Covering The 2020 General Election
Learn how WUFT plans to cover the Nov. 3 election.
Read More »Meet The Elderly Republican Voter Whose Ballots Florida Rejected More Than Anyone’s
Ten times, Edward Palkovic's votes didn’t count.
Read More »High Springs Voters To Decide Commission Races, Await New City Manager
With six candidates running for two city commission seats on Tuesday and five finalists for the city manager’s post, there will be at least two new voices among those leading High Springs.
Read More »Republicans, Democrats Align To Oppose Ballot Question Opening Florida Primary Elections
Florida voters will vote on a state amendment that would allow voters to cast their votes in state elections regardless of party affiliation.
Read More »Ballot Measure To Limit Voting To ‘Only A Citizen’ Would Have No Real Effect In Florida
The amendments in Florida and Alabama would have no meaningful effect on voting rights, although in Colorado it may override an existing law that allows 17-year-olds to vote.
Read More »‘It’s Your Inalienable Right’: Gainesville’s Homeless Population Encouraged To Vote
While voter turnout is surging across the country, the pandemic has limited resources for the 800-plus people without homes in Alachua County, including those that would help them to vote.
Read More »First Early Presidential Voting At Reitz Union Brings Large Turnout
For the first time, the J. Wayne Reitz Student Union on the University of Florida campus, marks early voting territory for a presidential election.
Read More »Florida, Butt Of Election Jokes, Believes System Is Ready
The Associated Press spoke with most of Florida's 67 county elections supervisors or top aides in recent weeks along with voting rights groups, and they expect the system to run smoothly.
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