November 5, 2012 - 6:00pm
Dale Brill to Leave Florida Chamber Foundation in January
Submitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2012 - 5:17pm
Dale Brill, who has headed the Florida Chamber Foundation for three years, is embarking on his own economic development effort.
Brill will step down as president of the chamber foundation in January, with Chamber President and CEO Mark Wilson taking over as interim president until a new leader is named.
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Irish Betting Firm Already Calls, Pays Out on Presidential Contest
Submitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2012 - 3:55pm
Paddy Power, Europes largest betting company, decided to pay out 400,000 to punters who wagered on President Obama before the polls even opened Tuesday, the firm announced.
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Frederica Wilson Concerned about Impact of Lengthy Ballot
Submitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2012 - 3:33pm
U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, is expressing concern that the lengthy ballot in Miami-Dade County may detract some voters in her district.
A release from the congresswomans office noted the ballot in Miami-Dade County is 10 pages long, written in three languages, and people have waited three hours or more at some precincts.
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Hundreds in Pinellas Told Voting Day Is 'Tomorrow'
Submitted by Nancy Smith on November 6, 2012 - 12:27pm
Oops. Election Day snafu No. 1 (as far as we know so far) comes not from South Florida but from the left coast, from Pinellas County, where hundreds of voters were told to come to the polls on Wednesday, not today.
A robocall meant to be auto-dialed on Monday mistakenly went out between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Those on the receiving end were folks who asked to vote by mail but hadn't returned their ballots.
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Ken Detzner: Voting Smooth, on Record Pace
November 5, 2012 - 6:00pm
RealClearPolitics: Obama Will Win Re-Election
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 5, 2012 - 10:02pm
As we approach Election Day, just where do the final poll averages show the candidates standing?
RealClearPolitics, which calculates its averages by taking into account polls conducted by the most reputable firms -- including those conducted by Sunshine State News -- shows President Obama winning the Electoral College vote, and therefore re-election: 303 votes, to Romney's 235.
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Melissa Francis, Fox Business Network: What to Watch in Florida Voting
Submitted by Anonymous on November 5, 2012 - 8:57pm
Fox Business Network Anchor Melissa Francis, who will be in Tampa on Tuesday night, rattled off five items about the election for Florida voters on Monday:
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Not Enough Early Voting Days? What Baloney!
November 5, 2012 - 6:00pm
How I long for an inquiring press. Just once in all this early voting mess, won't somebody, anybody question the Democrats' outrage and need for legal redress over a shortage of voting days?
Pre-Election Night Notes from the Division of Elections
Submitted by Anonymous on November 5, 2012 - 8:46pm
Election Night results will be available at http://enight.elections.myflorida.com/.
All results will be preliminary until Saturday, when the unofficial results are reported.
A recount cannot be ordered until the unofficial results are reported.
A machine recount is ordered when the statewide results are within half a percent, and if the results after the machine recount are within a quarter, a hand recount will take place, but only to review the over and under votes.
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