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Miami Reeling From Weekend Voting Nightmare

Nov 5 2012, 4:54pm CST | by

Some waited more than eight hours

Miami residents are outraged after some spent as much as eight hours in line to cast an early ballot for Tuesday's presidential election. Miami has become of the hotbeds of controversy for early...

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SW Florida weather: Plan on another round of PM storms

Source: Naples Daily News  |   May 22 2013, 6:09am CDT

Once again our weather Tuesday resembled a midsummer's day across Southwest Florida as showers and storms blossomed during the heat of the day. That same pattern will hold through Wednesday, before some drier ...

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"I want to thank the governor and Viva Florida 500 for bringing El Galeón here ... It’s exciting, and it’s a great thing for our city."


Source: St. Augustine.com

 
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NFL, MLS avoid Florida after stadium bill fails

Source: Business Journal of Jacksonville  |   May 22 2013, 5:58am CDT

The Jacksonville Jaguars were seeking state tax dollars to help improve EverBank Field, but the measure died when the Legislature didn't advance the bill. Florida was shut out Tuesday by the National Football League and Ma ...

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Florida’s pension fund switches sides in JPMorgan vote

Source: Business Journal of Jacksonville  |   May 22 2013, 5:50am CDT

A digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. The Florida Pension Fund voted against a measure to split Jamie Dimon's roles as CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase. Reversing cour ...

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4 hours ago

Movingcompanies411.com Announced Their New Partnership with Florida Moving Companies, Which is Making Moving Easy for Residents of Florida

Source: PRWeb  |   May 22 2013, 2:30am CDT

The leading resource for moving information Florida Moving Companies is now helping the residents of Florida get quotes from different movers for comparison purposes. In addition, this resource also has all the information ...

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Art Gallery Raises $1,000 for Hannah’s Home of South Florida

Source: PRWeb  |   May 22 2013, 2:21am CDT

Dawn Langstroth's paintings have whimsical charm, as illustrated in this one titled 'Jupiter Lighthouse.' Waterfront Properties and Club Communities ... recognizes the importance of such charitable organizations and ...

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El Galeón salutes Viva Florida!

Source: St. Augustine.com  |   May 21 2013, 10:35pm CDT

As Mayor Joe Boles watched El Galeón, a 175-foot replica of a Spanish galleon, approaching the new breakwater dock at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, he marveled at the immensity of the ship. “It’s bigger than I ...

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The Stare: Will Muschamp’s kids star in new Florida Gators’ promo video

Source: Gamedayr.com  |   May 21 2013, 10:22pm CDT

Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp reacts during the third quarter of the Sugar Bowl against the Louisville Cardinals at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports) Without a doubt, Will Muschamp has earned his nickname as C ...

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9 hours ago

State of Florida to take over crimes on cruises

Source: Local6.com  |   May 21 2013, 9:14pm CDT

For decades, crimes on cruise ships that were not serious enough for federal authorities to investigate and prosecute often fell between the cracks of jurisdictional divides. But that could be about to change for ships using Port Canavera ...

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9 hours ago

Stadium deficiencies sink South Florida's Super Bowl hopes

Source: Orlando Sentinel  |   May 21 2013, 9:14pm CDT

The message was clear and poignant about the future of Super Bowls in South Florida: NFL owners didn't merely snub South Florida twice in a matter of minutes Tuesday in awarding Super Bowl L to San Francisco and Super Bowl LI to Houston. They signaled ...

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Florida's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Dies

Source: The Lakeland Ledger  |   May 21 2013, 9:05pm CDT

A man who has been on death row longer than any other inmate in Florida has died in prison. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Gary Alvord died Sunday at the Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. A spokeswoman confirmed the death but could not p ...

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9 hours ago

Florida eliminated from SEC baseball tournament

Source: Orlando Sentinel  |   May 21 2013, 8:41pm CDT

In need of a win to boost its postseason resume, the Gators baseball team continued its freefall during the opening round of the SEC tournament. Florida’s 6-3 loss Tuesday night to conference newcomer Texas A ...

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9 hours ago

Forest Hills Central standout opts for golf academy in Florida over junior year in Michigan

Source: MLive.com  |   May 21 2013, 8:38pm CDT

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Forest Hills Central boys golf coach Paul Ten Eyck planned on not having three of his top four golfers back this season after talented seniors Andrew Yeager, Brody Fischer and Adam Decker graduated last spring. However, Ten Eyck did ...

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Miami Reeling From Weekend Voting Nightmare

Nov 5 2012, 4:54pm CST | by

Some waited more than eight hours

Miami residents are outraged after some spent as much as eight hours in line to cast an early ballot for Tuesday's presidential election. Miami has become of the hotbeds of controversy for early voting. The numbers show that many of Barack Obama's electoral votes came from his supporters participating in early voting.

In some states, like Ohio, rival John McCain actually garnered more votes on the actual day of the election but because of very strong and organized early voting efforts, Obama ended up being the winner. Because of this, many states and cities with Republican leaders have changed the laws to cut back on early voting opportunities.

One such case is Miami, Florida. Instead of a generous 14-day span in which to cast early ballots, voters now only have eight, and according to the newly enacted laws, people were not supposed to be able to cast early ballots yesterday. Nevertheless, at Miami-Dade election department headquarters allows people to come in and vote. As soon as the mayor found out, he shut it down, which resulted in hundreds of people -- many of whom had already been waiting for hours outside -- being turned away. Some even had their cars towed.

Lawyers who specialize in the very niche field of election law always start salivating at around this time every four years, and the Miami case is one that will no doubt be taken into consideration. Among the other election issues this year is the expansion of voter ID laws, which critics claim is a way to disenfranchise people who don't have the money to get an official state ID.

Via Miami New Times

 

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