If you thought the Nov. 4 election was over at 10 p.m., when Susan Benton won the sheriff's race, take a look at the Highlands County elections office. ...more

November 22, 2008

It wasn't Thanksgiving for Juana Robles, but she was thankful, nevertheless, for the once-a-year turkey and dressing dinner served by elected officials in Highlands County. ...more

November 21, 2008

Brooksville's city clerk is resigning from her post after 21 years on the job. ...more

November 13, 2008

Just when you thought the counting was done. Nearly 850 previously uncounted absentee ballots were pulled Wednesday from inside a vault at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office, four days after the county submitted unofficial results from the problem-plagued Nov. 4 election to the state. ...more

November 13, 2008

More than 850 previously uncounted absentee ballots were pulled from a vault at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office this afternoon. ...more

November 12, 2008

"What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? James 2:14 ...more

November 12, 2008

So, Hillsborough County led the state in voter complaints. Was there ever a doubt that this election would be one more opportunity for Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson to add to his inglorious legacy? ...more

November 12, 2008

I never would have imagined that both collecting votes and counting them could be bungled again in Hillsborough County. What happened to the concept of learning from your past mistakes? There are plenty of those to choose from. ...more

November 10, 2008

Students Stood Proud I teach a course on racism in American society for the Department of Africana Studies at USF. My students were fascinated with the election and followed it closely, keeping journals about their personal observations and current events. ...more

November 10, 2008

Yet another new voting system for Hillsborough County? That's a possibility as the county tries to determine what role the newly purchased optical-scan voting machines - and the system's owner, Premier Election Solutions - played in Tuesday's election fiasco. ...more

November 8, 2008