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Tag: Municipal Elections

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Oakland votes for change

Shane Taylor is first "elected" mayor in decades. George Oliver III regains Ocoee D4 seat. Winter Garden D2 race goes to April run-off.

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2024 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Oakland's signgate

Ramos accuses opponent’s “petty” supporters of trashing his political signs.

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2024 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Family, safety top concerns for voters at Ocoee District 4 candidates forum

Robertson landed jabs for Oliver's “abandoning” voters while the former commissioner pledged he was unequivocally committed to Ocoee. 

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Candidates, supporters spar at commission meeting

Former Comm. Buchanan: The public should know about violations committed by the person with the job — not violations committed by those campaigning for the job.

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ALTERNATIVE FACTS

We fact-checked former Ocoee Commissioner George Oliver’s Friday press statement

Ocoee’s election rescheduling, city attorney retirement and Charter Review Commission have been the subject of much misinformation — some of which surfaced in Oliver’s press statement. VoxPopuli explains what’s true, what's not and what needs context.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Former Ocoee Commissioner Oliver holds city hall press conference after court rules he qualifies for March election

Democratic Party officials say decision is a win for democracy and the citizens of Ocoee.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Former Ocoee commissioner wins lawsuit to gain access to March ballot

Ninth Circuit Court rules city commission has no authority over candidates, only its "members."

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Barred from ballot, former Ocoee Comm. Oliver sues City Clerk, Orange County Supervisor of Elections

Lawsuit alleges city commission deliberately sought to disqualify Oliver from March election and developed a new interpretation of city charter with “extra qualification requirements.”

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GOVERNMENT

No (other) commissioners allowed

D1’s Lisa Bennett doesn’t want D2’s Ron Mueller promoting events in her district. This petty territoriality is embarrassing.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Unopposed, Sharman retains his District 4 seat; Maciel withdraws from District 3 race

Maciel's bowing out means that for the first time since Charlie Mae Wilder represented the district in 2007, a Black woman will sit on Winter Garden's commission — no matter who wins.

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