Lula Cooper expects the tears to flow if Barack Obama becomes the first black president. But she's not breaking out the tissues just yet. ...more

November 1, 2008

TAMPA - Early voters surveyed in the Tampa Bay are chose Democrat Barack Obama because they said he can best deal with the economy while those who chose Republican John McCain list his experience as their main reason. ...more

October 31, 2008

Voters in much of Pinellas County will cast ballots for their representatives in the Florida House of Representatives this November. Five district races are being contested. One features a write-in slot, and in another, a challenger has withdrawn even though her name remains on the ballot. ...more

October 27, 2008

Now that the Bucs finally have decided to establish a ring of honor, the debate can be waged over who truly deserves to be honored. ...more

October 26, 2008

Elections supervisors are adding new equipment, updating Web sites with wait times and handing out fans and water to people standing in long early voting lines. ...more

October 22, 2008

Florida's civic health is among the poorest in the country - ranking 47th among the states - though voters in the state do seem energized by the current presidential election, officials said Tuesday. ...more

October 21, 2008

I and just about everybody I know are totally fed up with this election, which has been ongoing ever since the congressional elections two years ago. And if that isn't bad enough, we end up with two candidates offering lesser-of-evils choices. ...more

October 20, 2008

With land prices tanking, environmentalists say now is the time to pounce on a depressed real estate market to preserve thousands more acres for wildlife, water protection and quality of life. ...more

October 18, 2008

My husband and I decided to vote by absentee ballot this year for the first time. When we opened our ballots, we were shocked to see that on the ballot, it said that it must be filled out with a No. 2 pencil, and yet the secret sleeve we were to put the completed ballot in before mailing said that the ballot had to be filled out in either blue or black ink. Both said that if not done properly, the vote would not count. ...more

October 15, 2008

Convicted felons may get to vote in Florida next month because the state doesn't have time to investigate every possible felon on the rolls, election officials said Tuesday. ...more

October 15, 2008