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Staff ReportsSeptember 22, 2016

The number of vote-by-mail ballots requested for the November general election has surpassed 1.8 million. The tally, as of Thursday, is 1,832,276, according to the state’s Division of Elections. That includes ballots mailed by Florida elections supervisors to service members and others outside the country. Registered Republicans lead Democrats by 790,831 to 684,410, a gap of 106,421. Other party […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 16, 2016

The number of vote-by-mail ballots requested by voters for the November general election is creeping steadily toward one million. The tally, as of Friday, according to the state’s Division of Elections, is 834,481. That includes ballots mailed by Florida elections supervisors to service members and others outside the country. Registered Republicans lead Democrats by 348,139 to 327,010, a gap of 21,129. Other party […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2016

As of Wednesday afternoon, the majority of votes cast in Duval County have been by Republicans, despite Democrats holding a registration advantage. Of 215,025 Republicans, 15,390 have voted as of 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, either by mail or during early voting, which started Monday. This translates to 7.15 percent voter participation. Of the 230,529 Democrats, a […]

Jim RosicaAugust 5, 2016

Republicans are leading Democrats in the number of votes-by-mail already turned in for the 2016 primary election by more than 14,000 ballots. The latest figures were on the state’s Division of Elections website Friday morning. Registered Republicans submitted 98,311 ballots to their county supervisors of elections, with registered Democrats turning in 83,805. Historically, Florida Republicans have had an advantage […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 18, 2016

Florida elections supervisors have already received requests for more than 1.7 million vote-by-mail ballots for the Aug. 30 primary as of this morning, the state Division of Elections reported. Included in that total are ballots being mailed to Floridians living outside the country, including military members. Those overseas primary ballots had to be mailed out […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 10, 2016

Don’t call it an absentee ballot. Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill (SB 112) that changes the phrase “absentee ballot” to “vote-by-mail ballot” in state law. The change comes as Florida has seen an increase in the number of people voting early by mail. Many states, including Florida, have changed their state laws over the […]

Steve SchaleMarch 3, 2016

For the first time in a while, the Florida Democratic Primary will mean something. For Bernie Sanders, it is a chance to prove he can win a big diverse state. For Hillary Clinton, it is a chance to solidify her position as the party’s standard-bearer. And unless something dramatic changes, Clinton will win Florida and firmly […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 22, 2016

If you already cast your ballot for Jeb Bush, there’s no going back now. Thousands of ballots have already been returned to elections officials across Florida in advance of the March 15 presidential preference primary. Once those ballots have been cast, voters can’t change their mind because their candidate dropped out. On Saturday, Bush said […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 23, 2015

Early voting for Tampa municipal elections starts Monday at seven locations citywide. It runs through March 1. Election Day is March 3. Officials expect voter turnout this election to be low despite more absentee ballots being returned than the previous municipal election. That’s because there’s not a lot of action on the ballot. There won’t […]

Tag: vote by mail

Vote-by-mail ballot requests now at 1.8 million and counting

Vote-by-mail ballot requests getting closer to 1 million

Republicans exceeding Democrats in Duval County early voting thus far

GOP leading Democrats in votes-by-mail

1.7 million Florida voters have already requested mail ballots for upcoming primary

Rick Scott OKs request to call absentee ballots “vote by mail” ballots

Steve Schale: Hillary Clinton should easily defeat Bernie Sanders in Florida

Votes cast for Jeb Bush will still be counted in March 15 primary

Early voting begins in Tampa but turnout expectation is low