The UF Supreme Court ruled Thursday night that campaign-like activity is allowed throughout the year.
Politicians, especially those who have been in office for a while, often talk a lot about reforming the “system.”
Lauren Poe was elected to the at-large 1 seat of the Commission Tuesday night with 5,713 votes — 56.64 percent of the total voters. His opponent, Nathan Skop, received 4,374 votes — 43.36 percent.
The polls will be open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
As election day descends upon the city, thoughts of last year’s runoff loom over the candidates.
Student Government Treasurer T.J. Villamil announced his candidacy with the Unite Party for Student Body president between classes Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the Student Senate's election codes revisions committee refined their proposed changes at meeting Sunday afternoon.
This past summer, when many students were gone studying abroad, doing internships and relaxing at home, the Unite Party was busy pushing through corrupt, tyrannical legislation. One of the most corrupt changes it made was adding the ability to kill any bill based on its "implication," a virtually meaningless term that the minority argued gave Unite the ability to kill bills it didn't like before the Student Senate got to vote on them.
The Student Senate election validation Tuesday night inducted the 50 members elected in the fall, and it also brought the election of a new Senate President and Senate Pro Tempore.
The UF Supreme Court decided not to invalidate the fall Student Government election procedures after a hearing Monday night.
The Student Senate election results were validated Friday afternoon at a hearing by the Election Commission.
Due to the recent closing of the post office in downtown Gainesville, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office has changed its mailing address.
Library hours and transportation are hot topics in the upcoming fall Student Government elections.
Slating for Student Senate positions closed Tuesday with 595 applicants for 50 seats.
Gainesville residents might have to wait a little longer to find out the day they are supposed to vote for their future leadership.
Gainesville City Commission candidates Todd Chase and Susan Bottcher came out victorious in their election races Tuesday night, officially ending the local election season and putting two new faces in city hall.
Rob Zeller and Susan Bottcher admit that they don’t agree on everything.
After all the votes were tallied and all the precincts accounted for, one candidate gets to go back to work as a winner, while four others have more work to do.
Student Body President-Elect Ben Meyers gave his goodbye speech as senate president Tuesday night but noted that he wasn’t going too far away.
If you want to have a say in who will make decisions for Gainesville, you need to register to vote in Alachua County by Monday.
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