Pinellas County Clerk of Court Ken Burke, Tax Collector Diane Nelson and County Commissioner Ken Welch faced no challengers as Friday's deadline passed at noon in the weeklong candidate qualifying period. ...more

June 21, 2008

Here's who has qualified this week to run for elected office. Circuit court and school board offices are up for election during the August primaries, with runoffs, if necessary, during the general election. Names are as they appear at the state Division of Elections or county Supervisor of Elections. ...more

June 21, 2008

CLEARWATER -- Pinellas County Clerk of Court Ken Burke, Tax Collector Diane Nelson and County Commissioner Ken Welch faced no challengers as today's deadline passed at noon in the weeklong candidate qualifying period. ...more

June 20, 2008

Mario Diaz is going from political reporter to political operative. ...more

June 19, 2008

Hotly contested local elections and efforts to educate voters have prompted nearly 10,000 requests for absentee ballots for the Aug. 26 primary. ...more

June 18, 2008

The owner of a Brooksville company specializing in putting logos on everything from umbrellas to golf tees is making another bid for Hernando County Supervisor of Elections. ...more

June 14, 2008

As veteran observers of Pasco County government know, June 1 often heralds the arrival of not only the Atlantic hurricane season but something else likely to get things stirring: the release of the annual Sheriff's Office budget proposal. Regardless of who is sheriff or his or her party affiliation, the county's top law enforcement official has almost without fail wanted more money than the County Commission wants to give the office. ...more

June 4, 2008

All registered voters in Pasco County will get new Voter Information Cards in the mail beginning Monday, May 5, Supervisor of Elections Brian E. Corley, has announced. ...more

May 3, 2008

These candidates have qualified by Friday's deadline to run for the Tampa Bay area's five congressional seats, according to the state Division of Elections. ...more

May 3, 2008

Early voting has begun in the special election to replace former state Rep. Bob Allen. ...more

February 19, 2008