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David Jolly’s call for expanded early voting sites not shared by Pinellas GOP

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The Charlie Crist–David Jolly matchup is one of the most keenly observed congressional races in the country. And while the two continue to engage in strong partisan rhetoric against each other, they did come together in common cause this week in calling on Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark to expand the number of early voting sites. However, Clark still isn’t interested. “She feels as though that our election plan provides equal ballot access to all Pinellas County voters,” said Jason Latimer, a spokesperson for the…

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Charlie Crist again calls for an early polling site in South St. Petersburg

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Wednesday afternoon in South St. Petersburg, Democratic congressional candidate Charlie Crist was joined by other members of the community in calling on Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark to add an early voting polling site in South St. Petersburg. “Voting is a precious right. Having an opportunity to cast that ballot is something that people have fought and died for,” Crist said at a press conference held at the Lake Vista Recreation Center on 62nd Avenue South. “As Governor, the…

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David Jolly calls on Pinellas elections office to ensure ‘all communities’ have early voting access

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Charlie Crist, Rick Kriseman and Pinellas Democrats gained a new ally on Wednesday in their request for an additional early voting station in the southern part of the county — Republican Congressman David Jolly. In a letter penned to Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark, the GOP incumbent in Congressional District 13 says he is writing to ask that “your office ensure that all communities throughout Pinellas County have equal access to early voting locations.” Clark had steadfastly denied requests in recent weeks by Pinellas…

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Deborah Clark sends out record 262K mail ballots to Pinellas voters

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The Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Office sent out 262,142 mail ballots Tuesday to voters for the Nov. 8 General Election. That’s a new record for Deborah Clark’s office as the largest-ever bulk mailing of mail ballots. Thus far, Clark has sent a total of 266,176 ballots for the General Election. That includes Tuesday’s mailing and a mailing last month of 3,448 ballots to military and overseas voters. That total accounts for about 42 percent of Pinellas’ 637,021 registered voters. Of…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.28.16 — Our bodies, our politicians

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During the first half-hour or so of Monday night’s presidential debate, there was plenty of chatter on Twitter on what appeared to be a case of the sniffles being suffered by Donald J. Trump. Former Vermont governor and NBC News commentator Howard Dean speculated it might have to do with cocaine use. “Notice Trump sniffing all the time. Coke user?” he tweeted, which has now gotten him into a lot of hot water. Now, I’m not going to spin a few words about the…

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Stonewall Democrats blast Deborah Clark for registering voters at Chick-Fil-A locations

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Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark’s push to register new voters at nine Chick-Fil-A restaurants located throughout Pinellas is not sitting well with the Pinellas County Stonewall Democrats, who say the decision is highly partisan and is “completely disrespectful” to the LGBT community. Susan McGrath,  the head of the Stonewall Democrats of Pinellas County, blasted Clark’s decision to register voters at the fast-food establishment, whose president, Dan Cathy, has made numerous statements opposing same-sex marriage.  “As an elected official, you have a duty…

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Pinellas election supervisor says, ‘Eat more chicken and register to vote’

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Tomorrow is the fourth Tuesday in September. More importantly, it’s National Voter Registration Day and local, national and state organizations are finding unusual ways to encourage people to register. Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark has one idea – combine voter registration with food. Chicken, that is. Clark will have will have election ambassadors available at Pinellas County Chick-fil-A® restaurants from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday to help citizens with voter registration. Anyone needing to register to vote, update their voter…

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