Super Tuesday? Eh. Why bother talking politics when there's relaxing to do? ...more

February 6, 2008

SEBRING — By 2 p.m., almost 29 percent of Highlands County's registered voters had gone to the polls, which impressed officials of both political parties. "I think that's impressive," said Marian Perrin, who serves on the Democratic steering committee. Highlands County has 63,118 registered voters. Assistant Supervisors of Elections Norma Stokes said 18,116 had voted, which included early voters and absentee ballots. "That seems to be pretty good," Stokes said. ...more

January 30, 2008

SEBRING — With the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries going off today, partisan voters in Highlands County and all of Florida have two questions to answer: u Who do they want to become their party's nominee, and u Do they want to approve a constitutional amendment that makes Save Our Homes portable while doubling the homestead exemption for homeowners whose house's assessed value is at least $75,000? The Supervisor of Elections Office reported that 6,672 voted early, while 898 absentee ballots were received by Saturday, well above what supervisor Joe Campbell said he predicted. Campbell declined to provide an estimate for today's turnout. As far as presidential candidates go, former Massachusetts governor and Republican candidate Mitt Romney is Sebring builder James Matthews' pick. ...more

January 29, 2008

Florida needs to rethink its drawn-out system of voting for two weeks prior to an election day. ...more

January 29, 2008

Voters hit the polls Tuesday to pick their presidential nominee and decide on Amendment 1. ...more

January 26, 2008

With a close presidential primary looming Tuesday, voters interested in avoiding crowded precincts have through today to cast early ballots. ...more

January 26, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - With a close presidential primary looming Tuesday, voters interested in avoiding crowded precincts have one more day to cast early ballots. ...more

January 26, 2008

Maybe it's a burning desire for tax relief. ...more

January 24, 2008

Maybe it's a burned-out electorate eager to take action after a presidential campaign that many complain started much too early. ...more

January 23, 2008

Early voting has once again proven popular in the Tampa Bay area. From Hillsborough to Pasco to Pinellas, voters are taking advantage of the opportunity to cast ballots before primary day, Jan. 29. ...more

January 23, 2008