Thursday, May 17, 2012
The county is scaling back on the number of polling locations and precincts it offers in time for November’s presidential election.
New Tampa voters accustomed to reporting to the same poll election after election may be in for a surprise this November. The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office is scaling back on the number of polling locations and precincts it has. The move is being made on the heels of new district lines being drawn for county, state and federal representative seats. “Redistricting is done every 10 years in accordance with the U.S. Census,” said Travis Abercrombie, spokesman for the Hillsborough elections office. “Legislators determine where the specific districts will be placed, then submit their proposals to the courts for approval. Once approved by the courts, we adjust the precinct lines to conform to the different districts.” …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Hillsborough's Supervisor of Elections office mailed out more than 270,000 Vote By Mail requests this week.
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Friday, April 13
From the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections: Recent changes to state law now require most voters to renew their request for a Vote By Mail Ballot. This week, the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office mailed out more than 270,000 Vote By Mail requests to voters who either requested a ballot in the past, or voted early in recent elections. "Since the 2010 General Election served as the expiration period for many Vote By Mail requests, we wanted to inform voters of the new law, and provide them with the opportunity to continue to enjoy the comfort and convenience of Vote By Mail. Vote By Mail gives all registered voters the opportunity and luxury of sitting down with their ballot, researching and studying the …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
President Barack Obama will visit the Port of Tampa on his way to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas.
President Barack Obama will visit the Port of Tampa on Friday afternoon to discuss the benefits of trade with Latin America, especially for the economy in the Tampa Bay area, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Air Force One is expected to land at Tampa International Airport at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, April 13, according to a Tampa Downtown Partnership release. After his speech, the President will head to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas, a weekend-long event that focuses on a variety of international and economic issues. The President’s visit at the Port of Tampa in not open to the public, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The local newspaper reports that, just four months before the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Friday’s visit …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The presumptive GOP nominee hit four issues particularly hard in Florida in January.
Mitt Romney is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after Rick Santorum bowed out of the race Tuesday afternoon, according to a report in The Huffington Post. That could mean a renewed focus on the following four issues: Romney focused on those four issues in a Florida campaign stop before the primary in January. (See Romney's 12-minute speech at the Pinellas County rally in the video above.) Romney went on to win the state primary, with nearly 48 percent of the vote in Hillsborough County.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The local host committee for the Republican National Convention announced the names of the eight honorary co-chairs who will serve as goodwill ambassadors during the convention.
The local host committee for the Republican National Convention selected eight Floridians as honorary co-chairs this week, Fox 13 reports. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is among the individuals who will serve as goodwill ambassadors for the convention, according to the local TV station. The other honorary co-chairs are: former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster, former U.S. Senator Connie Mack, former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos, and former governors Jeb Bush and Bob Martinez. More than 50,000 visitors are expected to come to the Tampa Bay area for the convention that will be held in downtown in late August, according to Fox 13.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Mitt Romney earns a convincing victory over Newt Gingrich and other Republican nominees in Florida's Presidential Preference Primary.
Mitt Romney won the Florida Presidential Preference Primary on Tuesday, earning the state's 50 delegates and distancing himself from Newt Gingrich as the Republican frontrunner for 2012. The Associated Press projected Romney's commanding victory shortly after 8 p.m. when the final polls closed in Florida's Panhandle. The former Massachusetts governor had taken 46 percent of the vote to 31 percent for Gingrich after returns from 99 percent of the polls were in. Rick Santorum had 13 percent, and Ron Paul 7 percent. "Florida, you're the best," a victorious Romney told a crowd gathered at his primary night celebration at the downtown Tampa Convention Center. The outcome is great for New Tampa resident Ann Diller, who cast her vote for Romney. …
Mitt Romney and his supporters are gathering tonight at the Tampa Convention Center.
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Tuesday, January 31
Patch put its feet on the street today to chat with voters leaving the polls.
If you ask Bob Darby, Newt Gingrich is the man — seasoned and a bit of an “historian.” “I think he knows the world better,” Darby said. With the polls open for several hours now, New Tampa Patch put its feet on the street to pick the brains of voters at the New Tampa Regional Library, one of several polling locations in the 33647 ZIP code. Hunter’s Green resident Kevin Oliver rode his Cannondale bicycle six miles to make his selection for Mitt Romney. There is nothing specific that swayed Oliver's choice. “I just like him,” he said of Romney. “He is better than what’s out there.” Oliver said he tries to get out the vote during every election. “I don’t think I’ve ever missed one,” he said. Tampa Palms resident Dan Novisk was at the …
The Huffington Post is reporting that Newt Gingrich's campaign is using a recorded call in Florida claiming that Mitt Romney once took kosher food away from Holocaust survivors.
Poll workers say all is smooth sailing at the New Tampa YMCA this morning.
Poll workers at the New Tampa YMCA are reporting no problems with voting. "We're going smooth," said Roger, who did not want his last name used. Roger and his assistants said there were nearly 60 voters who turned out as of mid-morning. That turnout is typical, they estimated. "I would say that is average because you had early voting and mail-in voting, which takes a big chunk," Roger said. Local resident Michael Murray came out to the New Tampa YMCA this morning. As he adorned his "I voted" sticker, he predicted the primary's outcome. "I would say (Romney) is going to be the nominee," Murray said. Murray said he voted for Romney because of his business experience. Want to vote, too? You still have time. The polls are open in …
Shawn Hicks
9:31 am on Monday, April 16, 2012
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