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Anne LindbergNovember 6, 2016

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As the final day of early voting wound down, there were lines at voting sites and overall turnout was about 47.8 percent in Pinellas. That number included both mail-in ballots that had been received and early voting as of about 4 p.m. Sunday, a day that saw candidates scrambling for every vote still left on […]

Associated PressNovember 4, 2016

Nearly 5.3 million Floridians have voted early in the Sunshine State, or nearly 41 percent of all active registered voters. Numbers released by the state Division of Elections Friday show the number of voters casting ballots early during this year’s presidential election is higher than in 2012. That year nearly 4.8 million Floridians either voted […]

Steve SchaleNovember 4, 2016

To: A tired, weary nation, and the Trump tech guys in Macedonia From: Steve Schale, Florida Man Re: Why in the world did I start doing these? *1 day since the leader of the free world did the #swoop at UNF. *4 days until the election. *6 days until I am home for a nice […]

Scott PowersNovember 4, 2016

In what likely is an early indication of statewide voting patterns, mail-in and early voting tallies already have broken all-time records in Seminole County, reported Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel. Through the end of Thursday, with four postal service days left, 53,149 mail ballots have been received by his office. And through Thursday, with three early voting days […]

Associated PressNovember 4, 2016

A coalition of groups monitoring voting across the country says it’s getting more calls from voters in Florida than any other state. Members of the Election Protection Coalition said Thursday they’ve received more than 1,700 calls to their election hotline since Florida kicked off early voting late last month. Nearly 5 million voters have already […]

Steve SchaleNovember 3, 2016

To: Curious Americans and President Vladimir Putin From: Steve Schale, Proud FloridaMan Re: 5 Days out — and eight years later, POTUS returns to Duval *5 days until the election. *7 days until the first Thursday after the election. *9 days until FSU basketball tips off. *23 days until the Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K. *113 days until Daytona 500. Welcome to the last […]

Steve SchaleNovember 2, 2016

To: Curious Americans and President Vladimir Putin From: Steve Schale Re: No More Wednesdays!! *6 days until the election. *10 days until FSU basketball tips off. *24 days until I start Clark Griswalding my house. *114 days until the Daytona 500. Before I begin, a note to Democrats: RETURN YOUR FREAKING VBM BALLOTS, PLEASE. So […]

Associated PressNovember 2, 2016

Nearly 4.5 million Floridians have already voted in the battleground state, the state Division of Elections reported Wednesday. More than 32 percent of all registered voters in Florida have either voted early or voted by mail. Republicans are maintaining a slight edge over Democrats — 1.8 million to 1.78 million — with a week to go before Election […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2016

It’s an admittedly small sample, but a new poll shows that among the early and mail-in vote in Florida, 28 percent of registered Republicans already voted for Hillary Clinton. Conversely, only 6 percent of registered Democrats have voted for Donald Trump. That’s according to a TargetSmart/William & Mary survey. It also shows that with a week before the election, Clinton leads Trump […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2016

Republicans may have a slight advantage in voter turnout so far through mail-voting and early voting, but a coalition of get-out-the-vote groups led by For Our Future said a deep-dive look at the numbers has them encouraged. In particular, progressive campaigners are hyping their greater success in getting sporadic voters — those who probably can’t be […]

Tag: Early Voting

Charlie Crist leads “souls to the polls” on final day of early voting

Nearly 5.3 million have voted in Florida during early surge

Steve Schale: Notes on the 11th day of early voting in Florida

Seminole County reports records already in mail-in, early voting

Florida voters sounding off about election problems

Steve Schale: Notes on the 10th day of early voting in Florida

Steve Schale: Notes on the ninth day of early voting in Florida

Florida: Almost 4.5 million residents already have voted

New Florida poll: 28% of registered Republicans who already cast ballots voted for Hillary Clinton

Democratic-leaning For Our Future sees bright spot with get-out-the-vote effort in Florida