JaxBeachJournal.com

You are browsing the archives of 2008 Election.

Governor Charlie Crist (R) today (Tuesday, October 28) extended early voting hours because of the crush at the polls  Here’s the governor’s statement.
TALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist today signed Executive Order 08-217, extending the hours for early voting during the current General Election. Effective immediately, early voting sites will be open from 7:00 a.m. [...]

Florida’s early voter turnout is setting records this year.  The Associated Press, citing only unnamed analysts as authority, speculates that the record turnout may indicate support for Senator Barack Obama (D-IL).  Florida has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since it went for Bill Clinton in 1992.
Poll workers at both the Neptune Beach and [...]

Early voters turned out in good number at the public library in Neptune Beach.  Poll workers said voting both Monday and Tuesday was taking about 20-minutes.
At 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon there were 23-people standing in line and 24 voting booths filled with people.
The early voting site is open Monday through Friday from 10AM until 6PM [...]

The wife of presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) appeared in Jacksonville today.  Our friends at CBS47 have the story of Michelle Obama’s event.

Cox radio’s Neal Boortz read his letter to an undecided voter on the air (WOKV-AM/FM in Jacksonville) and gave permission to republish it.
This is long; very long. Hey, I’m a pretty entertaining writer … so give it a go. If you’re an undecided voter in this presidential election the least you owe your [...]

We spoke with the communications director of the Florida Democratic Party, Mark Bubriski, about the current situation with delegates to the Democratic convention late this summer.
Mr. Bubriski says that while the delegate situation is up in the air, DNC Chairman Howard Dean assures him that the delegates from Florida will be seated. He [...]

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, spoke in Jacksonville today.  He had fond memories of the city, as well as the City of Orange Park where his family lived during his captivity in Vietnam.  McCain spoke at what is now Cecil Commerce Center, but during his time here, was the Navy base [...]

Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) announced a presidential campaign swing through parts of the country where he grew up - including Jacksonville. He calls it his “Service to America Tour,” and he will visit Mississippi today, and Virginia, Maryland, and Arizona, as well as Florida, this week.
The Jacksonville rally will be held on Thursday, April [...]

Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) spoke before the state legislature today and presented his ideas for election reform. Here’s the text of his released statement:
This morning in Tallahassee, I spoke before our state Senate on a subject that has become all too familiar to Florida—the right to vote and to have that vote count as [...]

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Florida) addressed the legislature in Tallahassee yesterday. Here’s what he had to say:
Tallahassee, FL - U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) today addressed the entire Florida State House of Representatives on issues including the economy and the mortgage crisis, the environment, health insurance, and the need to work collaboratively on a national [...]