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Three candidates are running to represent Alachua, Putnam and Marion counties in the state Senate.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Florida State Senate, District 8
What The GRU Referendum Holds For The Fate Of East Gainesville Residents
The GRU Authority referendum on the November ballot will allow Gainesville residents to vote on whether GRU’s governing authority should be transferred to an independent board appointed by the city commission.
Read More »Andrew Gillum’s High School Adviser Predicted Years Ago He Would Be Florida’s Governor
Linda Awbrey was Andrew Gillum's adviser when he was a student at Gainesville High School in the late 1990s. She predicted in 1997 that Gillum would eventually be elected governor.
Read More »Everything You Need To Know About The 2018 Ballot Amendments
The 2018 General Election will feature 12 constitutional amendments, two referendums for Alachua County and two for the city of Gainesville.
Read More »ACLU Raises Questions About Voting By Mail In Florida
A recent study by the American Civil Liberties Union found that some mail-in ballots are being rejected in Florida. The study also stated that young voters and minority voters are more likely to have their ballot flagged and discounted. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton said that there is …
Read More »Opposite Viewpoints on GRU Governance Referendum Offered During Community Discussion
With less than two months to go before the November election, two speakers from the Gainesville community took part in discussing the GRU Authority referendum.
Read More »Turnout Lessons Learned From Florida’s 2018 Primary Ahead Of The General Election
Florida is no stranger to high-stakes, high-profile elections.
Read More »Florida Sample Ballots To Be Offered In Spanish
A new federal court ruling will require that sample ballots now be available in both English and Spanish in 32 Florida counties. Bilingual official ballots, though, are not required.
Read More »Court Rejects School Proposal, Keeps Dog-Racing Ban On Ballot
Florida voters will get a chance in November to ban commercial greyhound racing but will not vote on a measure that could have led to the expansion of charter schools, the Florida Supreme Court decided in a series of rulings on Friday.
Read More »Candidates Set For 2018 Florida Agriculture Commissioner, Attorney General Races
On the ballot in November: Democrats Nikki Fried and Sean Shaw against Republicans Matt Caldwell and Ashley Moody.
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