Today is the day that Americans peacefully overthrow the government as they make their way to their established polling precinct and enter the holy of holies, the sanctum sanctorum, where everyone in the country is on the level — the voting booth.
Historic City News has been updated with the results of our local elections as we close in on the big day that will decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years.
After a one-day break since Tuesday, two dozen volunteers and staff members resumed the task of scanning thousands of mail and absentee ballots this morning, as the three-member canvassing board convened to individually inspect damaged ballots in an effort to see that every vote counts.
Following the General Election on Tuesday, November 6, Ken Bryan and Mark Miner will be officially replaced in District 5 and District 3, while sitting District 1 Commissioner, Cyndi Stevenson, will likely win re-election; all three winners start new, four-year terms November 20.
Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes told Historic City News that while over 24,000 St Johns County voters have appeared at one-of-six local Early Voting locations since Saturday morning, three familiar faces are already busily tabulating the 16,000 ballots cast by mail or through this year’s greatly enhanced absentee voting program.
Former Mayor George Gardner
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The holidays during November and December have reduced City Commission meetings to just two over the next two months, but commissioners will fill some time in workshops.
Both the Democratic Party and the GOP have gained new Florida voters since the 2010 elections; however, Historic City News has learned that the number of “no party affiliation” voters has outstripped both parties in new registrations.
