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A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2018

Voting machine issues are cropping up in Jacksonville precincts as Election Day continues. And “unscanned ballots,” some worry, may add drama to the count this evening. The problem: the width of some ballots, mostly but not exclusively NPA, is too broad for the tabulation machine. However, Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan expressed confidence, saying the size […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 21, 2018

David Taylor, a former Jacksonville City Council Republican candidate who has not been immune to controversy over the years, saw his lawsuit against the Duval County Supervisor of Elections thrown out Tuesday by Judge Robert M. Foster. Taylor’s charge: The special election in District 12 was not publicly announced in a publication of record. The only qualified […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2018

On Monday, a group of Jacksonville Democrats made their push to expand early voting sites to local colleges and universities. The goal: to get early voting sites at the University of North Florida and, perhaps, other colleges. However, logistical roadblocks remain. At a press conference on the steps of City Hall, a number of politicians […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council’s special committee on the future of JEA contemplated a light agenda Thursday, a marked contrast to the pitched pyrotechnics of the panel’s bygone conclaves. One highlight: Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche addressing the panel, just days after JEA Board member Fred Newbill questioned her motivation in inquiring as to the board’s process in […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2018

The race to succeed outgoing Rep. Jay Fant, an Attorney General hopeful, in Jacksonville’s House District 15 got more crowded on the Republican side Wednesday. Joseph Hogan, the son of Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan, entered the GOP scrum. Hogan will face attorney Wyman Duggan and yacht broker Mark Zeigler in the primary. Hogan made an audacious play during the Mayor’s […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

The Springfield area of Jacksonville dealt with at least one reported vote experience problem in the first hour of Duval County Election Day voting. The Westside Church of Christ on 8th Street had people “standing with completed ballots and can’t leave until SOE shows up,” tweeted Abel Harding. Harding described a chaotic scene, including a line […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2016

HD 16 Republican candidate Dick Kravitz, trailing his primary opponent Jason Fischer in fundraising by a considerable margin, didn’t help himself much in March. Kravitz’s $4,475 raised brought his total just north of $78,000, and he has just over $68,000 cash on hand. Meanwhile, Fischer, as of his February numbers, has $126,000 on hand in his campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

On Tuesday morning, the 199 polling places in Duval County have given a new meaning to the term “stacking paper.” With electronic poll books down down, all of them are using paper precinct registers. First Coast News reports that the “elections office says it’s working to fix the issues but has no estimated time for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2016

Political cronies abound at Mike Hogan’s Duval County Supervisor of Elections office. One example is former GOP pollster John Libby. Another one upon whom we’ve focused recently is former Jacksonville City Council president, former State House member, and current State House candidate Dick Kravitz. Kravitz endorsed Hogan in the spring, with a mailer trumpeting this apparent coup. Yet no mailer […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2016

A news story with surprising legs this week is about state House candidate Dick Kravitz working in a customer-relations role at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office, and breaching strict protocols against electioneering while on the clock. Kravitz’s boss is Mike Hogan, who was on Jacksonville City Council and in the State House with Kravitz. […]

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Duval County vote count could have ‘delay’ after ballot size snafu

Court throws out Jacksonville City Council special election challenge

Jacksonville Dems push to expand early voting sites to colleges, but roadblocks remain

Jacksonville City Council JEA committee talks Aaron Zahn selection, November straw ballot

Joseph Hogan becomes third Republican in HD 15 race

Technical difficulties pop up at Duval County polling places

HD 16 Republican Dick Kravitz has slow fundraising in March

Technical issues plague Duval County electronic poll books

Duval elections worker, state House candidate Dick Kravitz in pension sweet spot

More evidence of cronyism emerges at Duval Supervisor of Elections office