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One day left to register to vote for general election

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With one day still left to register for the Nov. 8 election, mail ballots have started returning to the Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Office. As of Monday morning, 6,187 mail ballots had been returned. Of those, 2,522 were from Democratic voters and 2,418 were from Republicans. The remaining 1,247 were from voters with no party affiliation or who are registered to a third party. Thus far, Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark has sent out a total of 273,398 mail-in ballots.…

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Mike Mikurak sets meet and greet, releases second video ad

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Touting himself as the “cure” for Pinellas County, Mike Mikurak has scheduled a meet and greet event in Oldsmar. Mikurak, a Republican, is running for the District 3 seat held by Democrat Charlie Justice who is seeking re-election. The seat is voted on countywide. The “We like MIKE (Oldsmar)” meet and greet is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at City Fish Grill, 4022 Tampa Road, Suite 1, Oldsmar. The advertisement for the event says, “Come out and…

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Mike Mikurak video ad brands Charlie Justice ‘a career politician’

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Mike Mikurak, a Republican running for the Pinellas County Commission, has released a video ad that accuses Democratic opponent Charlie Justice of being a career politician who is “dishonoring the peoples’ business.” It’s a theme that Mikurak has repeatedly pounded during the campaign: that of businessman vs. career politician. In the 31-second ad, Mikurak says: “For most of my life, I worked around the world giving businesses and governments the chance to succeed through innovation, hard work and by doing…

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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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Charlie Justice schedules Sept. 28 fundraiser

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With the general election a bit more than eight weeks away, fundraising season is in full swing. Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice has scheduled his second fundraiser this month. The reception will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Bella Brava restaurant, 204 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. Justice, a Democrat, is seeking his second term on the Pinellas County Commission. He’s facing a challenge from first-time candidate Republican Mike Mikurak, a retired business owner. If…

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Gus Bilirakis: Ready to get to work on ‘unfinished business’

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Like many who run for re-election, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis says he has unfinished business. But unlike many who say that, Bilirakis has specific goals in mind. High on that list of goals is health care for veterans. “Veterans are top on my list,” Bilirakis said Thursday. “These are our heroes.” Bilirakis has already helped usher through the Cover and Promise acts. Both laws are designed to open up alternative and complementary therapies, such as service dogs, to veterans who…

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Salt Shaker Test applied to recent Viewpoint Florida polling

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When two highly regarded Florida-based firms join forces for research into voter attitudes, we have little choice but to take them and their findings seriously. In the case of Viewpoint Florida, two of Florida’s top-tier firms – Data Targeting (Pat Bainter and co.) and Public Concepts (Randy Nielsen and Rich Johnson) – have collaborated to “study and publish opinion data … important to all Floridians.” This week they released a poll of “likely Republican Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) voters in…

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