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.
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Vice President Joe Biden visited Florida State University on Monday to talk about rising college costs and the various efforts the Obama administration is undertaking to tackle them.
Cutting aid to colleges that do not keep tuition low and doubling the current number of available work-study jobs are highlights of the Obama administration's blueprint for keeping higher education affordable.
The weekend is here and football fans are preparing for Super Bowl Sunday.
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.
The UF Student Senate will vote Tuesday on changes to its Rules and Procedures, which could have some tough implications for members of a minority party.
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.
We understand the limitations of polls and know they can easily go awry through any number of errors. And we’re hoping every possible error converged when CNN conducted its poll on who Republicans and Republican-leaning independents think should win the party nomination.
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