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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
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Tommie "Doug" Benefield, 37, a Certified Public Accountant, won reelection to Seat 1 on the Orange Park Town Council with 67.20% of the vote compared with his opponent, Kenneth Radwanski, who got 32.80% of votes. As of Tuesday night, the preliminary results showed there was an 8.96% voter turnout.
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Harvey Ward won Tuesday's runoff election for Gainesville mayor against Ed Bielarski with more than 57% of the vote.
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The Aug. 23 primary is just about a month away. Here's what you need to know.
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The voter registration and party affiliation change deadline for the primary is July 25.
Read More »You Have Until March 13 To Vote Early In Gainesville’s 2021 Regular Election
Early voting for two City of Gainesville Commission races, which have a historically low voter turnout, started Friday, March 5.
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Super voting sites, or “early voting on steroids” as Bay County Supervisor of Elections Mark Andersen calls them, allows county elections offices to continue early voting procedures through Election Day.
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The 2020 election – historic for its high turnout in the middle of a pandemic and extraordinary political divisiveness – might also be famous for the inaccuracy of pollsters.
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Florida voters will vote on a state amendment that would allow voters to cast their votes in state elections regardless of party affiliation.
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