Sunday, May 12, 2013
This interactive U.S. voting map shows who the Florida voters were in the 2012 presidential election. You may be surprised by the results.
A slightly greater percerntage of eligible Hispanic voters – 62.2 percent – turned out to cast ballots in the 2012 presidential election in Florida than white, non-Hispanic voters. And more eligible female voters went to the polls than men. The results are among several demographic mesaurements released by the U.S. Census showing the make-up of voters in Florida and across the United States. Just click on Florida on the map above to see the results. Darker green states had a higher percentage of turnout. If you click on an individual state, you will see percentages of eligible U.S. citizens who voted in that state broken down by gender, race and ethnic group. This information was released from from the US Census Bureau on Wednesday, May 8…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Turnout in the New Port Richey City Council election topped 8.7 percent by midday. It climbed even higher as the day wore on.
By noon on election day, Tuesday, April 9, voter turnout for this year’s New Port Richey city council election had already exceeded the turnout of last year’s election. Unofficial numbers from the Pasco Supervisor of Elections Office reveal 746 people cast ballots in the election by midday. The official tally at the end of Election Day revealed a final count tally of 1,964 votes counted in Tuesday’s election, according to the Pasco County Supervisor of Election’s website. This is a significant increase over last year’s election when only 525 people turned out to vote. The city has 8,422 registered voters. There are two open seats on the city council. There are seven candidates vying to join the council. Candidates Bob Langford, Michael…
Find all the information you need to make the best choice.
City residents have a chance today to decide who will sit on the New Port Richey City Council. That's right. Today is the New Port Richey municipa election There are two open seats on the city council, and seven candidates vying to join the council. Only people living in the city limits can vote in this election. Voters must bring proof of being a city resident when they go to the poll. The city only has one polling place in this election. It's located at the new Port Richey Recreation and Aquatic Center, 6630 Van Buren St, New Port Richey. Voting is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. So far, 523 people have cast absentee ballots in the elections. That amounts to 6.21 percent of the city’s 8,422 registered voters. Only 525 people cast ballots in …
Monday, April 8, 2013
Find all the information you need to make the best choice in tomorrow's election.
Residents will have a chance tomorrow to vote on who will join the New Port Richey City Council. The New Port Richey city elections are tomorrow, April 9. There are two open seats on the city council, and seven candidates vying to join the council. Only people living in the city limits can vote in this election. Voters must bring proof of being a city resident when they go to the poll. So far, 495 people have cast absentee ballots in the elections. That amounts to 5.88 percent of the city’s registered voters. Only 525 people cast ballots in last year's municipal election. Want to go to the polls with all the knowledge you need to make a good decision? Check out Patch’s profiles on each candidate below. You can also check out candidate …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
We asked each candidate running for New Port Richey City Council whether they would want to have Pasco County take over police and fire services.
Patch recently asked the following question of candidates running for New Port Richey City Council: "What is your position on the idea of having the county take over the city’s police and fire rescue services?" We got answers. Here's what Chopper Davis had to say: Against it. Find the other six candidates' responses to this question at our hub article.
We asked each candidate running for New Port Richey City Council whether they would want to have Pasco County take over police and fire services.
Patch recently asked the following question of candidates running for New Port Richey City Council: "What is your position on the idea of having the county take over the city’s police and fire rescue services?" We got answers. Here's what Jeff Starkey had to say: This is an impossible question to answer without having the financial data to make an educated decision. We could say, sure let’s let the Sheriff’s office take over our city police and see what happens. Before we even explored that option, we would need to know what it would cost in comparison to what we are currently paying to fund the New Port Richey Police Dept. We would need to be confident that the estimated cost would not rise significantly in the first few years …
We asked each candidate running for New Port Richey City Council whether they would want to have Pasco County take over police and fire services.
Patch recently asked the following question of candidates running for New Port Richey City Council: "What is your position on the idea of having the county take over the city’s police and fire rescue services?" We got answers. Ginny Miller referred us back to her answer to a different question on how she would tackle police and crime issues in the city: First, I would look closely at combining police and fire into one Public Safety Department. Once the possible configurations of this model are known, it must be put forward to the voters as a well-written charter amendment. Find the other six candidates' responses to this question at our hub article.
We asked each candidate running for New Port Richey City Council whether they would want to have Pasco County take over police and fire services.
Patch recently asked the following question of candidates running for New Port Richey City Council: "What is your position on the idea of having the county take over the city’s police and fire rescue services?" We got answers. Here's what Michael Malterer had to say: Find the other six candidates' responses to this question at our hub article.
We asked each candidate running for New Port Richey City Council whether they would want to have Pasco County take over police and fire services.
Patch recently asked the following question of candidates running for New Port Richey City Council: "What is your position on the idea of having the county take over the city’s police and fire rescue services?" We got answers. Here's what Rose Mohr had to say: Find the other six candidates' responses to this question at our hub article.
We asked each candidate for New Port Richey City Council whether they would want to have Pasco County take over police and fire services.
Patch recently asked the seven candidates running for New Port Richey City Council their thoughts on city issues. We got answers. One of our questions asked: "What is your position on the idea of having the county take over the city’s police and fire rescue services?" Click on each of the candidate names below to read their responses to this question. The elections are April 9. There are two city council seats up for grabs.
Michael Malterer
4:04 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
Holding the Municipal Election on the same day as the Presidential Election would obviously help turnout some but probably not as much as you'd think. Our City Council or Mayoral race would be hidden down at the end of the ballot and that means many people would simply undervote. So yes, it would save the city money and might even make things a bit more convenient but at what cost? more ›