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Phil AmmannFebruary 17, 2015

Today is the special election for Duval County’s House District 13, as Democratic former Rep. Reggie Fullwood seeks to retake his seat against Republican Lawrence “Jeff” Jefferson. In June, Fullwood — who was previously running unopposed — was disqualified by the state after missing the deadline because of a pair of errors by notary publics. […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 17, 2015

Today is the special election for Duval County’s House District 13, as Democratic former Rep. Reggie Fullwood seeks to retake his seat against Republican Lawrence “Jeff” Jefferson. In June, Fullwood — who was previously running unopposed — was disqualified by the state after missing the deadline because of a pair of errors by notary publics. […]

Ryan RayFebruary 13, 2015

Hollywood Sen. Eleanor Sobel has introduced what she says is a legislative fix for a perennial bugaboo in state elections — complications extending from minor write-in candidates who rarely gain a significant share of the vote, but who often cause procedural headaches for candidates and sometimes cost the taxpayers to finance low-stakes special elections. Sobel’s bill, SB […]

Ryan RayFebruary 9, 2015

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Reggie Fullwood led a crowd of friends and supporters to the polls on Saturday to highlight the beginning of Early Voting in his state House District 13 special election. In doing so, he may have made a legitimate dent in the final election tally — Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland says his office is expecting a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 6, 2015

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State Rep. Reggie Fullwood will hold an event on Saturday, February 7 wherein friendly voters will accompany their representative to the polls and cast their votes on the first day of Early Voting in a District 13 special election. Fullwood is facing what should amount to token opposition from Republican Lawrence “Jeff” Jefferson in a deeply blue portion […]

Ryan RayFebruary 6, 2015

State Rep. Reggie Fullwood will hold an event on Saturday, February 7 wherein friendly voters will accompany their representative to the polls and cast their votes on the first day of Early Voting in a District 13 special election. Fullwood is facing what should amount to token opposition from Republican Lawrence “Jeff” Jefferson in a deeply blue portion […]

Ryan RayJanuary 27, 2015

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Though the special elections to fill the vacancies left by John Thrasher‘s exit from the Florida Senate are a lower-key affair than the usual hullabaloo surrounding big general elections, there will still be a handful of election watch parties to attend throughout the First Coast. State Senate District 6 candidate and former state Rep. Travis Hutson‘s […]

Ryan RayJanuary 27, 2015

Though the special elections to fill the vacancies left by John Thrasher‘s exit from the Florida Senate are a lower-key affair than the usual hullabaloo surrounding big general elections, there will still be a handful of election watch parties to attend throughout the First Coast. State Senate District 6 candidate and former state Rep. Travis Hutson‘s […]

Tag: 2015 special elections

It’s Election Day in House District 13!

It's Election Day in House District 13!

Bill would close write-in loophole

Reggie Fullwood rallies the Jacksonville faithful at early voting kickoff event

Reggie Fullwood campaign to host “Vote with Reggie” event to kick off Early Voting

Reggie Fullwood campaign to host "Vote with Reggie" event to kick off Early Voting

A rundown of where today’s candidates will be on Election Night

A rundown of where today's candidates will be on Election Night

Florida politics had 11 questions before federal qualifying week. Here are the answers.