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St. Pete Chamber makes voting a social activity

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The concept is simple: Get together with business associates for lunch. But, instead of heading back to the office after eating, head to the polls together. That’s the agenda for Thursday’s “Startup & Vote” event. The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce has invited technical startup companies to come lunch in Williams Park — food trucks will be there for the event. When everyone has finished noshing and mingling, the group will walk the block or so to the Pinellas Supervisor…

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Mike Mikurak mailer portrays Charlie Justice as arrogant spendthrift

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Mike Mikurak has stepped up his attack against Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice in a campaign mailer that accuses Justice of raising taxes and wasting money. Mikurak, a Republican is seeking to unseat Justice, a Democrat, who is running for his second term in the District 3 seat on the County Commission. District 3 is voted countywide. The main thrust of the mailer is a $16.5 million judgment that hit the county in June. The ruling arose from a 2012…

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More than 300,000 Pinellas voters have requested mail ballots

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For the second time, requests for mail-in ballots have exceeded the 300,000 mark in Pinellas County, according to Deborah Clark, supervisor of elections. The 300,593 ballots requested as of 9 p.m. Friday does not set a record. The record of 308,842 was sent in 2012 during the last presidential election. But the number is close to half Pinellas’ 649,200 registered voters. “Pinellas County voters continue to embrace the convenience of mail ballots, with nearly 50 percent of our registered voters…

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Angela Bassett campaigns for Hillary Clinton in south St. Pete

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Hollywood actor Angela Bassett came home to St. Petersburg on Tuesday to urge people to get out and vote for Hillary Clinton. “This election, the stakes are higher than ever,” Bassett told a small group of supporters in south St. Petersburg. The nation has come far under President Barack Obama, she said, and no one wants to lose the gains that have been made. The choice, she said, amounts to “going further together … or we can go backward.” Bassett…

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In HD 69, Kathleen Peters trouncing Jennifer Webb in fundraising

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State Rep. Kathleen Peters has raised about 2½ times more money to finance her campaign than her challenger, Jennifer Webb. According to the most recently filed financial reports, Peters raised $19,110 during the first seven days of October. That brings her overall total to about $319,760 in cash. She’s also received another $36,825 in in-kind donations. Among Peters’ donors during that seven days were the Republican Party of Florida, which gave her $5,750. Derby Lane of St. Petersburg donated $1,000. During that…

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Apartment Association names Kathleen Peters Legislator of the Year

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Kathleen Peters has been selected as the Bay Area Apartment Association Legislator of the Year. Peters earned the distinction, the association said, because she sponsored and had passed a series of bills – all of which were signed into law – that will remake the landscape of substance abuse and mental health treatment across the state for years to come, and which attempt to supplant the criminal justice system as the de facto dumping ground for people who suffer from…

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In Pinellas, sample ballots are in the mail

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The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections has mailed the official sample ballot for the Nov. 8 General Election to households with registered voters to help voters prepare for Election Day. The official sample ballot, which includes contests and questions for all districts within Pinellas County, is also available online at VotePinellas.com, along with precinct-specific sample ballots. Voters are encouraged to use the sample ballot to get election-ready. They can mark their choices on the sample ballot, and bring it with…

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