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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson wins re-election with more than 60 percent of the vote

Ocoee sticks with tried and true as Commissioner Richard Firstner also retains District 3 seat. Scott Kennedy wins in District 1.

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2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Got Voter ID?

Having trouble locating the required documents for a Florida ID? VoterRiders can help with that.

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VOTER SUPPRESSION

Study: Most Florida vote-by-mail ballots flagged for problems in November election cast by young, first-time and minority voters

Nearly three-quarters of Floridians whose mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 general election were initially flagged for some problem — such as mismatched or missing signatures — were able to correct or “cure” their ballots in time so they could be counted, a new study found. However, it also found that the majority of vote-by-mail ballots flagged for rejection were cast by younger, Black, Hispanic and first-time voters.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

March 9 Municipal Elections: Voters turn out big to send incumbents back to office

All the results from the races in Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Garden. Plus: we have reaction from the re-elected and the newly elected!

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Turnout is low but vote-by-mail is hugely popular in early voting ahead of Tuesday's election

Nearly all voters who voted early in the March 9 municipal elections, chose to vote by mail.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Michael Hargreaves highlights traffic and maintaining Windermere's quaintness in Town Council race

Hargreaves, who owns a security business, highlighted traffic as a top issue as well as maintaining the dirt roads and quaintness of Windermere as did the other candidates. He also wanted to look into alleged voting irregularities.

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