Vote-by-mail lifts Gardens winners
Dana Middleton, Rachelle Litt win seats on Palm Beach Gardens City Council; precinct breakdown shows gated communities came out strong.…
Election Protection coalition gears up
The nation’s largest organization of nonpartisan election monitors is recruiting volunteers in Palm Beach County to be advocates for voters. Why it’s important: Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link told Stet News last week that because of a decline in vote-by-mail requests, she anticipates longer lines for in-person…
Fewer voters by mail, longer lines
If the trend continues, it means more voters at early voting and Election Day sites. The shift to voting by mail that gripped Florida during the COVID-plagued 2020 presidential campaign is over. The number of voters seeking vote-by-mail ballots is in sharp decline. Why…
Absent absentees
July 16, 2024, newsletter. For you today, the ballots are in the mail, an aluminum orchid and an epic tragedy performed for free.…
Some election winners but hot contests await
The 2024 election is more than just Biden vs. Trump. It is down-ballot races to decide everything from Florida’s U.S. senator to the Palm Beach County sheriff to county court judges. As of noon Friday, the matches are set. Both parties made it a point to field…
Justice system shakeup
State attorney, public defender races wide open The stage for a massive — and historic — shake-up in Palm Beach County’s criminal justice system is finally set. For the first time in more than a decade, county voters will choose a new…