Audit Will Look At Johnson's Use Of Federal Voter Education Funds

A state agency will hire an independent auditor to determine how former Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson spent federal funds meant for voter education and equipment. ...more

March 12, 2009

Busansky: Hillsborough Elections Office Still In Financial Mess

Hillsborough County's elections office is still in deep financial trouble despite getting an emergency $2.2 million allocation today from county commissioners to pay for optical scan voting machines. ...more

February 4, 2009

Temple Terrace Race Could Be Altered By Just-Found Ballots

Newly elected Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Phyllis Busansky has discovered about 400 uncounted ballots from the Nov. 4 election. The discovery was made Thursday at the supervisor's Falkenburg Road offices. ...more

January 16, 2009

Auditor: Elections Office Unhelpful

Workers for former elections supervisor Buddy Johnson either ignored calls or canceled meetings as auditors tried to gain access to the elections office's financial records, Hillsborough County commissioners were told Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

Challenges Piled Up As Election Chief Begins

Tuesday was her first day on the job, and Hillsborough County's new elections supervisor was faced with a $2 million deficit and voting machines that had misfired on election night. ...more

January 6, 2009

Hillsborough Elections Office Audit Raises Spending Questions

About $1.4 million appropriated last year for new voting machines was instead spent on personnel costs in Hillsborough County's elections supervisor Buddy Johnson's office, according to the county's budget director. ...more

December 24, 2008

Elections Boss Says Budget No Secret, Request Valid

Reeling from criticism of his postelection, $2.3 million budget request, Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson rejected claims that his office kept county officials in the dark about his budget. ...more

December 23, 2008

Johnson Drops $2.3 Million Request

In what might be a moot point, Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson has withdrawn his request for $2.3 million to cover cost overruns in his office. ...more

December 20, 2008

Elections Supervisor Withdraws Request For More Money

Outgoing elections supervisor Buddy Johnson has changed his mind about asking the county commission to give his office more money. ...more

December 19, 2008

Only Popcorn Could Make This Better

It wasn't many weeks ago that he was everywhere, or at least his name and face were everywhere. ...more