Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford are battling to replace Mayor Rick Baker, who is finishing his second term. ...more

November 3, 2009

Students Stood Proud I teach a course on racism in American society for the Department of Africana Studies at USF. My students were fascinated with the election and followed it closely, keeping journals about their personal observations and current events. ...more

November 10, 2008

With his lead over Democratic opponent Phyllis Busansky evaporating, Buddy Johnson appeared briefly before a crowd of reporters early Thursday night and conceded the Hillsborough supervisor of elections race. ...more

November 7, 2008

3:49 p.m.: In Pinellas County, six optical scanning machines had to be replaced by noon today, while 439 absentee ballots have had to be discounted thus far because of signature irregularities on the part of the voters, according to a spokeswoman with the Supervisor of Elections Office. ...more

November 4, 2008

10 a.m.: One of the newest polling locations in South Shore reported brisk turnout little more than two hours after the polls opened today. "We started off with around 200 voters," said Billie Fox, poll deputy for precinct 933 at the SouthShore Regional Service Center in Ruskin. "Since then we've had more than 350." ...more

November 4, 2008

Voters waited up to 45 minutes at the Highlands County Government Center, for the chance to pick a new U.S. president, when the polls opened Monday for the first day of early voting. ...more

October 22, 2008

Making sure all the votes get counted and reported on time won't be the only challenge facing Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson on Election Day. ...more

October 19, 2008

This election cycle, all voters will be "on their mark" using the new legislative-mandated optical scan voting equipment that replaces the touch-screen voting machines. Voters will mark paper ballots they feed through optical scanners before exiting the polls. For further explanation of the new voting equipment, there is a demonstration video available online at www.pasco votes.com, the elections' office Web site that contains a wealth of information for voters. ...more

July 20, 2008