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Presidential, Florida Election Results 2012
In order to make life easier for you, we created this article where you will find all the info you need to know about how Florida voted in the Presidential election as well as races for t...
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Florida’s Constitutional Amendments: What Passed, What Didn’t and What That Means
The Nov. 6 ballot was one of the largest Florida voters have ever seen and here’s why: there were 11 proposed constitutional amendments up for consideration.Amendments require a 60 percen...
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Sarasota City, County Charter Amendment Election Results
Four of seven City of Sarasota charter amendments passed in the General Election while the county's lone amendment narrowly failed. Results are still considered unofficial even thoug...
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Voters Defeat Sarasota Strong Manager Amendment
Whether you called it the Strong Manager or the Strong Auditor amendment, you can call it defeated. With all precincts reporting, 11,002 Sarasota city voters said no to the proposed ...
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Romney Gets Majority of Votes in Sarasota County
Gov. Mitt Romney has carried Sarasota County. The results are in and Romney, the GOP challenger, has 53 percent of the vote to President Barack Obama's 46 percent.With 99 of 99 precincts...
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When Will Presidential Election 2012 Results Be Announced?
So you've cast your ballot, maybe even waited in line if you did so in person as turnout appears to be up around Sarasota and Tampa Bay. But how long will you have to wait to find ou...
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Elections
Ballot Scanners Jamming In Sarasota From Eager Voters
It appears that folks are a little too excited to cast their ballot in Sarasota County. Supervisor of Elections staff are having to switch out ballot boxes and scanners due to the ma...
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Election Day 2012: Patch Covers Election Coast To Coast
Hyperlocal coverage of how voters feel about Gov. Mitt Romney vs. President Barack Obama, plus all the other races across our hyperlocal Patch network from Sarasota and beyond.