Tag Archives: Election 2012

The Florida Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections heard from nine supervisors of election Monday about what they think caused problems during the 2012 election.

Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday that Florida needs to look at a larger early voting period.

Although Florida's votes won't affect the outcome of the presidential election, it still has many people questioning the legitimacy of the state's voting process.

The media frenzy during Election Night could be seen and heard throughout the country thanks to social media sites and around-the-clock election coverage on TV. The result: praise for television networks and 20 million tweets about Election Day 2012, making it the most-tweeted event in U.S. political history.

View our Storify of major Florida races from Tuesday night.

Blue or red, donkey or elephant, Democrat or Republican — Tuesday voters nationwide will be making decisions for local, state and national elections.

Super PACs raise millions to spend on political advertising for candidates and are not accountable to anyone.

Voters between the ages of 18 to 24 have been voting more in recent presidential elections, with an approximate 10 percent increase between 1996 and 2008. The statistic would be impressive if this same age group did not still possess the lowest voter turnout rate.

Millions of Floridians have already cast their vote during the 96 hours of early voting. The last day of early voting is Saturday, and locations close at 8 p.m.

Daylight saving time has many little-known facts about its past ranging from interesting anecdotes to confusing situations that will make you ready to "fall back."