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

The number of Hillsborough County voters turning out to cast early ballots could double the number of those who showed up early four years ago, local elections officials say. The first week of early voting coughed up more than 54,000 voters in 13 polling places across the county, according to figures released by the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections. ...more

October 27, 2008

Authorities say an early voter disrupted the Duval County Elections Office and attacked the supervisor of elections. ...more

October 26, 2008

Residents voting early to avoid long lines on Election Day are finding - surprise! - long lines at early voting sites. ...more

October 23, 2008

Sen. Bill Nelson is asking Gov. Charlie Crist to reconsider his administration's position against allowing federal poll watchers in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties and two other counties on Election Day. ...more

October 21, 2008

Election Day on Nov. 4 is less than three weeks away, and early voting to avoid long lines begins here Monday. ...more

October 19, 2008

In Florida alone, some 600,000 blacks haven't registered to vote, Michelle Obama told a rally on Saturday. ...more

September 28, 2008

This election for president is going to be the most important political event in history. It is way too important for any registered voter to miss their opportunity to participate. One political party has a black man and an old-line party politician; the other has an old maverick and a woman. A win for either party will be a historic event, as we will either have a black man in the White House or a female vice president. ...more

September 22, 2008

I have never been an advocate of the popular notion that "everyone should vote." ...more

August 12, 2008

Upon discovering Steve Spina's utterly reasonable and, quite likely, overdue suggestion about moving Pasco's municipal elections from springtime to November, one question immediately muscled countless others aside. ...more

May 4, 2008