Two voters who filed a lawsuit to disqualify write-in candidate John M. Taylor and open the District 1 county commission primary to all Pasco County voters abandoned their claim Wednesday. ...more

July 10, 2008

A lawsuit filed to disqualify write-in candidate John M. Taylor and open the District 1 county commission primary to all Pasco County voters could end next week. ...more

July 4, 2008

A lawsuit seeking to disqualify write-in candidate John M. Taylor and open the District 1 county commission primary to all Pasco County voters is holding up the mailing of 10,000 absentee ballots. ...more

July 3, 2008

Two registered voters have filed a lawsuit in Pasco County challenging the write-in candidate "loophole" in state election law. ...more

July 1, 2008

Technology has changed the way political campaigns are run, according to several local politicians, candidates and party officials. Chuck Oakes, state committeeman from the Highlands County Republican Party, said that the Internet made a major impact on political campaigning. "Instead of people coming out at night and listening to speeches, they rely on the Internet," said Oakes. "Instead of watching a debate on television, they're watching segments on the Internet." One real advantage is the number of computer savvy-younger voters who get their political information from the web. ...more

June 25, 2008

Here's who has qualified this week to run for elected office. Circuit court and school board offices are up for election during the August primaries, with runoffs, if necessary, during the general election. Names are as they appear at the state Division of Elections or county Supervisor of Elections. ...more

June 21, 2008

Pinellas County Clerk of Court Ken Burke, Tax Collector Diane Nelson and County Commissioner Ken Welch faced no challengers as Friday's deadline passed at noon in the weeklong candidate qualifying period. ...more

June 21, 2008

Sheriff David Gee and Clerk of Court Pat Frank each secured another four-year term Friday when the deadline passed for candidates to qualify to run, and nobody vied for their seats. ...more

June 21, 2008

CLEARWATER -- Pinellas County Clerk of Court Ken Burke, Tax Collector Diane Nelson and County Commissioner Ken Welch faced no challengers as today's deadline passed at noon in the weeklong candidate qualifying period. ...more

June 20, 2008

Mario Diaz is going from political reporter to political operative. ...more

June 19, 2008