The attorney for Jon Kinney, the runner-up in the November 2016 election for Putnam County sheriff, argued in court Wednesday that close winner Gator DeLoach might have actually lost because at least 42 people voted illegally.
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The results of the 2017 Gainesville City Commission general election brought defeat for incumbent Craig Carter of District 3, re-election for Helen Warren for the At-Large seat and a win for Gainesville native Harvey Ward Jr. for the District 2 seat.
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Elections for the Gainesville City Commission are tomorrow, with District 2, District 3 and one of the At-Large seats at stake. “We’ve had such a great turnout for early voting and so far, for vote by mail,” said Kim Barton, Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. “We’re really hoping that voters …
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Two candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 3, which ranges from 34th Street to I-75.
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The first of several forums for Gainesville City Commission candidates before the March 14 vote was held at Santa Fe College on Monday, hosted by the Gainesvile Citizens for Active Transportation.
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About 74 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the 2016 general election, according to a WUFT News analysis of the election results from each of Florida’s 67 county supervisors of elections. In 2012, it was 72 percent, according to the Florida Department of State.
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There is enough evidence of error to doubt the results of the election, Republican candidate Jon Kinney said Monday.
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The law, which comes thanks to a federal judge's October ruling, says that elections officials are now required to mail affidavits to vote-by-mail voters whose signatures do not match what it is on record with their supervisor of elections.
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“I’m still trying to decide exactly what the staff did that that situation occurred, and as of this moment I can’t say except for human error,” Charles Overturf, the Supervisor of Elections for Putnam County, said.
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Many questions remain unanswered about the impact that Hurricane Matthew had on individuals being able to register to vote for this year's general election.
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