After months of mudslinging, weeks of court wrangling and days of ballot counting that again landed Florida in an unwelcome national spotlight, a state panel matter-of-factly finalized the 2018 election results in a five-minute meeting Tuesday. The certification came on time, but problems with other election-related deadlines in two large, …
Read More »Alachua County voters who had their provisional or vote by mail ballot rejected due to a signature mismatch and received notice after 5 p.m. Nov. 1 will have until 5 p.m. Saturday to cure their ballot. Voters must go to the Supervisor of Elections office at 515 N. Main St. …
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It's final: Democrat Andrew Gillum lost to Republican Ron DeSantis in the governor race. But it's not over for the other races yet.
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A federal judge Thursday turned down a request by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to extend recount deadlines in last week’s elections.
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A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems, and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000.
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Gov. Rick Scott intends to recuse himself from a state panel that is scheduled next week to certify the results of Florida’s 2018 elections.
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Underpaid bus drivers, cutbacks on services and decaying bus stops are some of the issues the Gainesville Regional Transit System has faced in the past year.
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Groups like Greyhound Pets of America are scrambling to find homes for the thousands of greyhounds that will be off racetracks thanks to the passing of Amendment 13.
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As machine recounts begin in counties across the state, tension builds between candidates.
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Before they began recounting votes for statewide elections, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office faced the challenge of processing more than 800 ballots still not counted.
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