If you thought the Nov. 4 election was over at 10 p.m., when Susan Benton won the sheriff's race, take a look at the Highlands County elections office. ...more

November 22, 2008

Florida Democrats now have a more than 600,000-person advantage in registered voters over Republicans, nearly double the gap between the two parties' registered voters since the last presidential election. ...more

October 19, 2008

This year's presidential election has fired up so many people that the Florida Division of Elections can't handle the volume of voter registration applications it is receiving, the Secretary of State's office said Wednesday. ...more

September 25, 2008

A significant Democratic lead this year in new registered voters in Florida represents a potential leg up for the party's presidential candidate, Barack Obama. ...more

September 23, 2008

A significant Democratic lead this year in new registered voters in Florida represents a potential leg up for the party's presidential candidate, Barack Obama. ...more

September 17, 2008

At 9:40 p.m., the final precinct numbers for the Hernando County primary election flashed on the government broadcast channel. ...more

August 28, 2008

The Hernando County Supervisor of Elections Office might have used a star on a sign in front of the county courthouse to mark how many voters showed up for Tuesday's primary, but officials never expected the turnout to be stellar. ...more

August 28, 2008

In years past, an overzealous citizen could vote early and often, casting a ballot in Lake Placid, then moving to polling places in Sebring, Avon Park and across Florida. ...more

July 28, 2008

The recent filing of a federal lawsuit is aimed at qualifying Florida Hometown Democracy for this year's election. Should the court order Hometown Democracy onto the ballot, it will validate what the over 820,000 people who have already signed petitions know - that the people must have the power to make major growth decisions directly. State and local governments have shown no ability to stand up to the development industry. ...more

June 26, 2008

SEBRING — First-term Republican Highlands County Commissioner Barbara Stewart won a second-four-year term Friday afternoon when nobody filed to run against her for the commission seat from the Avon Park district. Meanwhile, state Rep. Denise Grimsley, R- Lake Placid, will have a potentially formidable opponent in her bid for re-election. At 3:30 p.m. Friday, three and a half hours after the noon deadline for certifying candidates, the Florida Division of Elections certfified a potentially formidable independent candidate who goes straight to the November general election. ...more

June 20, 2008