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Elections and Voting

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Opa-locka Mayor's Husband, Son and Sister Arrested for Campaign Fund Fraud

    Family drama and political corruption have collided in Opa-locka this afternoon as three immediate family members of the town's Mayor Myra Taylor were rounded up and arrested for campaign fund fraud.John Taylor, the mayor's husband, Demetrius Taylor, her son, and Elvira Smith, her sister, all now fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Could Jeb Bush Still Enter the GOP Presidential Primary?

    ​The Confederacy of Dunces that emerged to vie for the GOP presidential primary certainly must have some could-have-been candidates rethinking their decision. After the swift, and often surreal, rises and eventual falls of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain, the race is pretty much down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Absentee Ballot Fraud Could Derail Obama In 2012

    ​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, he highlights the absentee ballot scam on the electoral process.Rampant absentee ballot fraud is destroying democracy in Miami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Judith Thompson's Vote Was Stolen By Unknown Ballot Bandits

    ​A recent Miami-Dade ethics commission probe concluded three women residing at an assisted living facility in North Miami Beach were victims of absentee ballot voter fraud. The commission's executive director, Joe Centorino, notified officials at the Park Plaza Retirement Residence that while the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Miami-Dade Election Results: Julio Robaina and Carlos Gimenez Heading to Runoff

    ​With all precincts reporting, former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina and former county commissioner Carlos Gimenez will be heading to a runoff election to determine Miami-Dade's next mayor, to no one's great surprise. Meanwhile, the noble campaign of our own columnist Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Special Election for Mayor Officially Set for May 24

    ​Clear your calendar on May 24 because we're holding an election! The Miami-Dade County Commission meet this morning and, as expected, officially set the day for the election to replace recalled Carlos Alvarez on that Tuesday. Though, the mayoral race won't be the only thing on the ballot. Voters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Poll: 50 Percent Want to See Carlos Alvarez Recalled

    ​Naked Politics carries the results of a private poll showing that exactly 50 percent of Miami-Dade voters want to see Miami-Dade Carlos Alvarez recalled, while only 34 would vote to keep him in office. 46 percent have an unfavorable opinion of Alvarez, while only 24 percent view him favorably. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    The Marco Rubio for President Campaign Might as Well Begin Tomorrow

    ​Let's not be cynical. We don't know who is going to win the Florida senate race (so please go out and vote), but polls indicate Marco Rubio is the favorite. If he does emerge victorious tonight, then it's only a matter of time until some speculation that he may run for President in 2012 at least ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    With Greene Gone, Meek Still Has Mountain to Climb in US Senate Race

    kendrickmeek.comMeek on Election Day​Kendrick Meek will not miss Jeff Greene. Like that guy at your party who shows up uninvited, plays Kelly Clarkson so loud the cops come, and then bolts before you're handed a noise violation, Greene has been a major headache.But Meek will miss Greene's money. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Florida Primary Election Results Live Blog

    ​Today Florida went to the polls for the 2010 primary election. While tonight's big theme involved controversial, self-funded billionaire outsiders taking on establishment career politicians in both the Republican primary for Governor and Democratic primary for Senate, there's still lots of ballot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2010

    No Green Party, Twitter-Driven Miracle In Colombia as Santos Wins Big

    Millions of Colombians turned out to the polls yesterday to elect a new president, and the environment, Facebook, and free-thinking lost out to security, money and familiarity.via Antanas Mockus' facebookMockus' Green Party captured just 21 percent of the vote in Colombia on Sunday.That's oversimpli ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    The Humane Society Began Its Battle with Farmers Right Here in Florida

    Millions of Colombians turned out to the polls yesterday to elect a new president, and the environment, Facebook, and free-thinking lost out to security, money and familiarity.via Antanas Mockus' facebookMockus' Green Party captured just 21 percent of the vote in Colombia on Sunday.That's oversimpli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    New Poll: Crist Would Win in Three-Way Race

    ​Republican voters may be wild over Marco Rubio, but a new Quinnipiac poll shows that no matter what the situation Charlie Crist would be a more viable general election candidate. In fact, if he decided to run as an independent he leads in the polls. Which doesn't do anything to hush those rumors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Absentee Ballot Voting High in Miami and Hialeah

    Let's hope it's not a '97 repeat, but a large number of absentee ballots have been returned so far in local elections today where polling place turnout has been low. The City of Miami sent out 27,223 absentee ballots, and as of yesterday 15,108 were returned. That's roughly 15 percent of the Ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Daily Kos Has Wet Dream About Charlie Crist Coming Out as a Democrat

    Markos 'Kos' Moulitsas of The Daily Kos has a dream that one day Charlie Crist will do some soul searching, look deep inside himself, and finally come out ...as a Democrat. And it will all be Marco Rubio's fault. See, Marco Rubio is calling upon the dark forces of the right wing --the wingnut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Hey, Here's Another Poll: McCollum Still Leading

    Ron Sachs Communication commissioned Mason-Dixon to do another one of those polls y'all love. Nothing all that exciting, so let's deal it out down and dirty: Gov: Bill McCollum is still leading Alex Sink 41%-35%. At this point, the advantage might be owed to the fact that McCollum, thanks to his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Mike Huckabee Endorses Marco Rubio

      Word that this endorsement might be coming has been in the pipeline for weeks, but now it's official: Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate and current Fox News host Mike Huckabee has endorsed Marco Rubio in the Republican primary for Senate. Huckabee's endorsement is as much a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Dan Gelber "Steps Back" From Senate Race

    The notion of any real divisive, state-wide primaries in Florida seems to be dead, as state Sen. Den Gelber has announced that he's "stepping back" from the US Senate Race. Which more or less means he's out. He made the annoncement on his blog: It makes little sense -- when we do face t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Sinthyia Darkness Wants to Be Miami's First Goth Mayor

    via Sinthyia's YoutubeWe wanted to find a better picture, but this one is quite paranormal and fitting, no? Last week, a new candidate entered Miami's mayoral race on a platform of health-care reform and mosquito control. Riptide isn't sure if running on those issues alone will win a mayoral race, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Get Excited! Tomorrow Is Election Day!

    Tomorrow is the day we have been waiting for all year: the runoff election for the county property appraiser! Seriously, though, the Electoral College has made Obama's victory official, and we still have not picked our property appraiser. See, this past November, Gwen Margolis got 72,000 votes more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    In Broward: Election, What Election?

    Tomorrow is the day we have been waiting for all year: the runoff election for the county property appraiser! Seriously, though, the Electoral College has made Obama's victory official, and we still have not picked our property appraiser. See, this past November, Gwen Margolis got 72,000 votes more ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Miami-Dade Might Be Asking for Lawsuit over Poll-Watcher Rules

    Ion Sancho, Florida's patron saint of fair voting, is on the case.

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Presidential Election Could Spur Voter Fraud in Miami-Dade

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Get It Over With Already, Vote Early

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    CBS 4 Schedules a Diaz-Balart Debate Double Header

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Hova For Hope: Free Miami Jay-Z Concert this Sunday for Obama!

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2008

    Hova For Hope: Free Miami Jay-Z Concert this Sunday for Obama!

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    Election Tip #1: Early Voting is Your Friend

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    Dennis, Hillary not quite twins?

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2006

    Early Voting Starts Monday Yo

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • News

    October 28, 2004

    Absentee Minded

    As authorities in Miami-Dade work on perfecting our electoral system, there is one area they might want to tighten up

  • News

    October 14, 2004

    Ladies and Gentlemen, the Next President of the United States

    Mi nombre es Róger Calero and yes, I will tax the rich by 100 percent!

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    Rage Against the Machines

    Like a modern version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, well-meaning people battle corrupt mechanisms only to discover that the true enemies of democracy are human.

  • News

    July 22, 2004

    Never Mind the Ballots

    It is South Florida's YET-to-be-registered immigrant voters who could swing the 2004 presidential election

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    Cashed

    Labors to legalize bud in Florida have gone sour as week-old bong water

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Gotcha!

    U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart owes the FEC 30 grand for arrogant electioneering. Finally.

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    The Untold Story

    Guess who's coming to vote? Guess again.

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    Cybersleuth

    How a former FBI agent with a yen for computers became one of the most powerful men in Miami

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Soaring Aspirations

    Joe Celestin might have lost his bid to become mayor of North Miami, but his campaign united South Florida's Haitians like nothing before

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    A Taste for Trouble

    When Ed Resnick agreed to help negotiate the Portofino Agreement, he never figured he'd become South Beach's public enemy #1

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    X Mayor

    Legal experts and insider politicos agree: Voter fraud will soon force Xavier Suarez from office. Then What?

  • News

    May 29, 1997

    The Hale-Bopp Amendment

    June 3 will either be doomsday for Miami Beach or just another opportunity for aspiring politicians to make political hay

  • News

    July 18, 1996

    The Ethnic Chopping Block

    To win the most important election in Dade County history, the top mayoral candidates have hacked the voting public to pieces

  • News

    November 2, 1995

    Attitude Dancing

    Wire editor and former club owner Andrew Delaplaine wants to be the next mayor of Miami Beach. Is this guy tilting at windmills?

  • News

    July 27, 1995

    Battle by Proxy

    Environmentalist George Barley's untimely death has impoverished the fight to save the Everglades. But look out, Big Sugar! Here comes Mary!

  • News

    September 21, 1994

    Car 34, Where Are You?

    The Case of the Invisible Candidate takes on a few astounding convolutions

  • News

    August 31, 1994

    Odor in the Court

    By state law, judges get elected just like politicians -- a system so idiotic it's criminal. Will somebody please reproach the bench?

  • News

    March 4, 1992

    Inside Feature

    By state law, judges get elected just like politicians -- a system so idiotic it's criminal. Will somebody please reproach the bench?

  • News

    February 19, 1992

    Inside Feature

    By state law, judges get elected just like politicians -- a system so idiotic it's criminal. Will somebody please reproach the bench?

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