Whatโs next for candidates knocked out of 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election?
The race for Jacksonvilleโs mayor is not over yet as two candidates will move on to the general election in May. It remains to be seen how things will play out for voters who supported candidates outside of those top two.
Should elected officials resign from current post when they announce run for new position? Thatโs what Curry wants to ask voters
As Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is set to leave office in seven months, he wants voters to weigh in on the fate of other local politicians in office that are looking to switch to other elected jobs.
Duval teachers may not see benefits from tax referendum until next school year, property appraiser says
While Tuesday night represented a big win for supporters of Duval Countyโs property tax referendum to fund pay raises for teachers, it could be longer than expected before that revenue lands in teachersโ paychecks.
Gangs, crime and transparency: JSO sheriffโs candidates address issues with business leaders
In two weeks, voters will pick a new Jacksonville sheriff during a special election on August 23. Tuesday the candidates talked to potential voters at a forum with the Northside Business Leaders group at the Jacksonville Zoo.
With Lee stepping down as Florida elections chief, DeSantis names Byrd as secretary of state
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that state Rep. Cord Byrd will replace Secretary of State Laurel Lee, a former circuit judge who helped steer Florida through the 2020 elections and is now stepping down after a little more than three years in her post.
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Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland is back home, wife hospitalized with COVID-19
Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland said he is back home as of Sunday morning after being hospitalized with COVID-19. His wife, Beverly, is still been hospitalized with COVID-19, at Mayo Clinic, Holland confirmed to News4Jax.
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US Rep. Al Lawson; former Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland; vaccine passports
On this edition of โThis Week in Jacksonville,โ U.S. Rep. Al Lawson talks about a wide variety of issues, including the border crisis, the proposed infrastructure bill and the COVID-19 vaccine. Then former Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland joins the show to talk about his experiences with voting systems and the new voting law in Georgia. Finally, tech expert Ian Kahn joins the show to talk about vaccine passports and his views on whether they will be required in the future.
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Trust Index finds Trumpโs claim on Georgia voter signature checks is wrong
Must expose real signatures!โWe reviewed the consent decree and it contains nothing that would prevent Georgia election clerks from scrutinizing signatures. Georgia state leaders agreed, signing the consent decree in March to set statewide standards for judging signatures on absentee ballot envelopes. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, said that not only is it entirely possible to match signatures but that the state requires it. Election officials compare that signature to the signature in voter registration files before a ballot is sent to the voter, Raffensperger said. This process was spelled out in detail in the consent decree, a legal settlement that was signed March 6.
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Trust Index: Were โillegalโ votes counted?
Nearly a week after Election Day, many Americans are still questioning the results, making claims of voter fraud and illegal votes being counted. ClaimOne claim is that illegal votes were counted in the 2020 election and that helped Joe Biden become the projected president-elect. Itโs a corrupt systemโThat statement has put focus on states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada -- states he claims he won. Trump stated there were 100 million mail-in ballots. That meant mail-in ballots couldnโt be opened until after the polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
DeSantis on ballot count: โWhy canโt more states be more like Florida?โ
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ For decades, Florida has been in the national spotlight on Election Night when it comes to ballot counts. Tuesday night was no different, except this time, Florida did everything right, perhaps learning on the lessons from the 2000 election. Ron DeSantis praised the stateโs election officials' handling of the ballot count. Florida is one of the many states that processed mail-in ballots before election day. When asked how hard it is to change the process, Holland responded:โIt really comes in the stateโs -- the pressure and desire for them to change.
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Property appraiser's wife to have sign swiping case reviewed
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Beverly Holland, the wife of the Duval County property appraiser who was charged with stealing a campaign sign belonging to the man who ran against her husband in the election has had her case moved into pretrial diversion, News4Jax learned Wednesday. The petit theft charge against Holland was filed in April after Kurt Kraft traced the sign with a GPS tracker that he had placed on the sign. PREVIOUS STORY: Property appraiser's wife accused of swiping opponent's campaign signKraft was running against Jerry Holland, who was reelected as property appraiser in March. Her case will be reviewed in August. If Bevery Holland meets the conditions of pretrial deferment, the charge will be dropped.