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State Officials Meet To Discuss Miami-Dade Election Problems
A special team formed by Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner to investigate the problems in last month’s election met Tuesday afternoon in Miami-Dade with Mayor Carlos Gimenez and the Supervisor of Elections Penelope Townsley.
Recount Deadline Missed, West Campaign To Challenge Loss
Another defeat for GOP Rep. Allen West in his bid to retain his District 18 seat. On Sunday, elections officials missed their noon deadline to report results of a two-day recount. This will apparently seal the unofficial results giving the win to Democrat Patrick Murphy.
West Gets Slight Bump In Recount, Still Loses
In the hotly contested Florida District 18 congressional race, a partial recount Sunday in St. Lucie County gave incumbent Allen West a slight bump, but not enough to warrant a full recount or end threats of a lawsuit from his campaign.
Florida Finally Tallies Votes, Obama Won
Four days after the election, Florida has finally tallied up its votes. “It’s done. It’s finished,” voter Norma Cameron said. “Thank God.”
Miami-Dade Finishes Ballot Count
The counting of absentee ballots at Miami-Dade Elections headquarters has wrapped up. “I’m pleased to announce that Miami-Dade County is the first of the large counties to complete it’s tabulation process,” announced Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Penelope Townsley.
Broward To Tackle Provisional Ballots
Broward County election department workers will tackle provisional ballots on Thursday as they move toward closing out the November General Election.
Ballots Still Being Counted In Miami-Dade
The November’s Election Day has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean ballots still aren’t being counted.
Election Day Lines Blamed On Long Ballot In Broward
More than 725,000 registered voters in Broward cast ballots in the 2012 presidential election, marking a 64 percent turnout.
Additional Planning May Have Eased Election Day Delays
Twelve years after Florida’s presidential election debacle which made the term “hanging chad” a common household term, some argue that we haven’t come very far.
Obama Holds Slim Lead In Florida, Votes Still Being Tallied
While the presidency has already been decided, the state of Florida still hasn’t been declared to be a win for President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney.






