When people think of crazy Florida elections, most will think of the Bush/Gore debacle of 2000. However, that was nothing compared to the 1876 election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. After the votes were counted, Florida election officials refused to give the vote count as it seems that there were Read more about Election Facts[…]
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS The thirteen constitutional amendments on the general election ballot have weathered some legal storms. Several groups have challenged the validity of the measures, particularly since the Constitutional Revision Commission grouped what many consider conflicting subjects into a few amendments. The Florida Supreme Court has removed from the ballot Amendment 8, which would have Read more about Constitutional Amendments[…]
Governor Rick Scott Appointments: Florida Gateway College District Board of Trustees Reappointed were Lindsey Lander, Trenton, owner of Lindsey Lander Attorney at Law P.A.; Miguel Tepedino, Lake City, a physician with North Florida Family Medicine and a residency and associate clinical professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine; and Dr. James Surrency, Trenton, Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
AFRICAN LAND SNAILS The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that over 168,000 of the invasive African land snails have been eliminated since they were first spotted in 2011. In August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service removed giant African land snail from the list of quarantined areas Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTSÂ Early voting is beginning across the state so we wanted to give you some information on the thirteen constitutional amendments that will be on the general election ballot. Many of the amendments have weathered some legal storms. Several groups have challenged the validity of the measures, particularly since the Constitutional Revision Commission grouped what Read more about Constitutional Amendments[…]