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Pinellas election supervisor says, ā€˜Eat more chicken and register to voteā€™

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Tomorrow is the fourth Tuesday in September. More importantly, itā€™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 ā€“ combine voter registration with food. Chicken, that is. Clark will have will have election ambassadors available at Pinellas County Chick-fil-AĀ® 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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Blaise Ingoglia talks winning Hispanic vote, I-4 Corridor in last month of election

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Republican Party of Florida ChairĀ Blaise Ingoglia is energized forĀ the final month of theĀ election. Two significant parts of the RPOF’s final push before election’s end, he told FloridaPolitics.com, will be winning the Hispanic vote statewide, especially from new immigrants, and taking the I-4 Corridor in Orange County, traditionally a hugely important win in every election. The difficulty of the I-4 Corridor is the lucrative but expensive and competitive media market. Purchasing airtime for advertising there is expensive, and Ingoglia said good…

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Rick Scott: People could ‘play games’ in election

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday refused to say if he disagrees with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that the election could be rigged. Instead, Scott suggested Wednesday that people could “try to play games” in the upcoming election in Florida, which decided the chaotic presidential election 16 years ago and could once again play a pivotal role in the outcome because of its 29 electoral votes. “Actually, my goal, and I’ve answered this before, is 100 hundred percent participation…

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Florida lawmakers support presidential candidates, but forgot to vote in primary

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Florida legislators may have publicly backed a presidential candidate, but new research finds that several lawmakers failed to vote in the stateā€™s primary election. Noah Pransky of WTSP reports that a number of lawmakers — just like in 2012 ā€“ simply did not take part in Floridaā€™s March 15 presidential preference primary, including four from Miami-Dade County: Republican Rep. Erik Fresen, Democratic Reps. Daphne Campbell, Cynthia Stafford, and State Sen. Gwen Margolis. Fresen had endorsed Marco Rubio, who lost Florida…

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Uber Florida uses app to call out Andy Gardiner on ride-sharing legislation delay

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Uber has had a tough time getting legislation passed this session, and the ridesharing company is focusing its efforts on changing one lawmakerā€™s mind: Republican Senate President Andy Gardiner. Starting Monday, Florida users of the ridesharing app will be prompted to ā€œvote for Uberā€ the next time they call for a car. The ā€œVOTEā€ app experience redirects users to a page asking them to ā€œtell Senator Gardiner to stop holding up access to safe, affordable, reliable rides.ā€ ā€œItā€™s not hard…

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New poll: 71% of Florida voters want vote on banning oil drilling

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On the eve of a special legislative session on oil drilling, a new poll shows Floridians overwhelmingly support being given a chance to vote on allowing oil drilling in state waters. A statewide poll of 1,143 registered voters conducted July 15-17 shows that not only do a majority Floridians oppose oil drilling in state waters, but also that 71% support being given a chance to vote on the issue. The new poll also shows that Floridians want their state legislators…

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Pic: I cast my (early) vote for Bill Foster for Mayor

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Trust me, it brings me no pleasure to vote for Bill Foster. I was critical of Foster when I was working for Jamie Bennett and most of the criticisms have held true. Foster has run a less-than-average campaign, allowing what appears to be a streak of disengagement to permeate throughout his bid for Mayor. For example, he announced he was running for Mayor in February, as if he hadn’t known for months, if not years, that he was going to…

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