The St. Augustine City Commission met in a special meeting on Thursday, August 21 to discuss the 2014-2015 budget. The three hour meeting, held in The Alcazar Room was open to the public.
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes told Historic City News editor Michael Gold that if 30% of St Johns County’s registered voters cast a ballot in the Primary Election August 26th, she will be pleased. That number may be wishful thinking.
Early voting begins tomorrow, Friday August 15, and Historic City News readers will be exercising their right to vote at six designated early voting locations through Saturday, August 23 across St Johns County.
House, senate committees approve new districts
By BRANDON LARRABEE
Historic City News partner, News Service of Florida, informed us today that Florida’s house and senate committees APPROVED revised congressional districts Friday, clearing the way for a set of votes that would bring a special legislative session to an end early next week.
Redistricting proposal released as special session begins
By Brandon Larrabee
The News Service of Florida
Special to Historic City News
After lawmakers returned to the Capitol today for a rare August special session, progress is being made to quickly redraw congressional districts so that legislators can return to the campaign trail in the final weeks before this year’s Primary Election, August 26.
Historic City News readers planning on casting an absentee ballot in this year’s Primary Election, will find the encore of a voter service, provided by the elections office, to be a convenient time-saver.
Two committees linked to incoming Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, have paid nearly $150,000 during the past month to a Gainesville political-consulting firm embroiled in a legal fight about redistricting records, according to finance reports submitted to the state.
