Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson said he didn't think he needed to attend Wednesday's county commission meeting because his second-in-command was the best person to answer questions about his $2.3 million request. ...more

December 19, 2008

TAMPA -- Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson says he decided against attending Wednesday's county commission meeting after the commission set a specific time to consider his request for $2.3 million. In an interview this morning, Johnson said he didn't want to be part of the media circus he thought his appearance would spark. Even if he had attended, he said, he would have left the explanation of his request to chief deputy Kathy Harris, who handles budget matters. ...more

December 18, 2008

Ernest Brown voted for Barack Obama, in part, because he likes the Democrat's plan to rebuild the economy. Ed Trego voted for Republican John McCain because of his experience. ...more

November 2, 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 seem to turning out in force today, taking advantage of early voting at several polling places throughout Hillsborough County. ...more

October 20, 2008

As several youngsters tested their skills on a rock-climbing wall and other visitors focused on a car crash simulator, a "crime" scene unfolded nearby. ...more

August 13, 2008

A reasonable solution for counting the votes in Florida's premature primary was reached Saturday by a Democratic Party committee. Florida will be allowed to send all its delegates to the Democratic Convention, but each delegate gets only one-half of a vote. ...more

June 3, 2008

When things go awry at the voting booth, as they have several times in this hectic primary season, much of the blame often falls on ill-trained poll workers who are paid a pittance. ...more

February 24, 2008

The heroes of our presidential elections aren't the candidates, although today's campaigns do rival the epic quest of Odysseus. ...more

February 17, 2008

With about 1,400 runners in Sunday's marathon and more than 2,500 in the half marathon, combined with the crowd from Saturday's 15k and 5k races, the Gasparilla weekend attracted 17,300. Since the marathon and half marathon were coupled on the same weekend as the 15k and 5k four years ago, that is a record turnout. Due to the 2009 Super Bowl, next year's events are Feb. 28-March 1. ...more

February 11, 2008