Many people think this is the most important election of their lifetime and you want to be part of this historic event. You must be registered by now to vote. If you are not sure if you are registered or have not voted in the last few years, check with the Elections office to be sure you ar…
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The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the 2020 General Election is 5 p.m. Saturday, October 24. Vote-by-mail ballots can be requested online, in person, or by phone, fax, mail or email. Until the deadline, vote-by-mail ballot requests will be filled as they are received. Any vote…
The Center Square – Early in-person voting began Monday in 52 of Florida’s 67 counties, with people in Miami-Dade, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties waiting in line in rain squalls to cast their ballots.
Alachua Resident Dan Vermillion arrived at the early voting center at Legacy Park in style with his 1960 Nash Rambler. He hopped out and dropped his mail-in-ballot into the official box under the watchful eye of volunteers who asked him if it was signed.
Early voting for the 2020 General Election begins today and lasts through Oct. 31. Locations are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It was a busy news week in our community. Among the stories Mainstreet Daily News covered were:
Early voting for the 2020 General Election begins Monday and lasts through Oct. 31. Locations are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Before you return your completed vote-by-mail ballot, be certain to seal it in the return envelope provided and sign the voter's certificate on the back of the envelope. While most voters choose to return their ballot by mail, voters may also choose to return it sealed in the signed return e…
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To continue funneling CARES Act dollars to those most in need, at their October 6, 2020, special meeting, the County Commission made the following adjustments to the CARES Act program:
The Center Square – Florida’s voter registration website was not felled in a cyberattack but was overwhelmed by a crush of users when it crashed Monday as the deadline to register to vote neared, a state official said Wednesday.
The Center Square – Six proposed state constitutional amendments are on Florida’s Nov. 3 ballot, including four placed before voters through the citizen-petition process.
Counties and cities across Florida are working to interpret the Governor's newest executive order and its impact on the enforcement of safety protocols during this pandemic. The Governor has not prohibited the County's ability to have a masking requirement. He has restricted our ability to c…
The voter registration deadline for the 2020 General Election is October 5, one week from today.
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida would be moving to Phase 3 of reopening Florida. The Executive Order, in part, allows bars, pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, gyms and fitness centers operating at full capacity with limited social distancing protocols.
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More than 60,000 vote-by-mail ballots for the 2020 General Election are being mailed to Alachua County voters.
Bars, pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, gyms and fitness centers may operate at full capacity with limited social distancing protocols, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced today.
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections was awarded $707,606 by the Chicago-based Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL).
It’s time for you to make decisions about voting! The League of Women Voters urges all eligible adults to be registered and to vote. Let’s review some basic information about the upcoming election.
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The voter registration deadline for the 2020 General Election is October 5.
It was a busy news week in our community. Among the stories Mainstreet Daily News covered were:
Florida's Minority Trailblazers
Gainesville City Commissioner Adrian Hayes Santos will host a one-hour telephone town hall Monday, Sept. 14 at 7:15 p.m. for District 4 residents and all Gainesville neighbors.
Alachua County Public Schools’ Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Department has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offer free meals to all Alachua County children ages 0-18 beginning September 8 and running through December 31.
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Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
It was a busy news week in our community. Among the stories Mainstreet Daily News covered were:
Because of the high volume of applicants for the CARES Act, the Alachua County Communications Office released the following statement: "We are processing applications as quickly as possible in the order in which they were received. We have begun sending payments out. Due to the high number o…
Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
It was a busy news week in our community. Among the stories Mainstreet Daily News covered were:
Alachua County caused quite a stir over the last few days on social media by using the county's emergency alert system to notify citizens of the more than $30 million in CARES Act funding that was available. Typically those alerts are reserved for hurricanes, tornadoes, and the like. And whi…
Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
Early voting for the 2020 Primary Election ends tomorrow, August 15th. Locations are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It was a noteworthy news week in our community.
Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
The Center Square – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly stressed in April and May that the positivity rate of mass COVID-19 tests was a better way to gauge how Florida was faring in containing COVID-19 than positive case totals.
Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
It was a noteworthy news week in our community.
Election day for the Alachua County primary is August 18th – so it’s time to make some decisions. Did you request a vote-by-mail ballot? It should have arrived by now. If you have moved, you will need to call the Supervisor of Elections office as vote-by-mail ballots cannot be forwarded. …
Editor's Note: On the Agenda is a summary of high interest items to be decided on or discussed at upcoming local municipal meetings in Alachua County.
City Commissioner David Arreola will host a one-hour telephone town hall Thursday, July 30 at 7:15 p.m. for District 3 residents and all Gainesville neighbors. He’ll be joined by several of the City’s charter officers to answer questions from callers about renters’ rights, equity matters and…
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