absentee ballot

How Florida Fails To Prepare Students For College

Elaine Chen — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:00:00 +0000

On the Florida Roundup: Florida has its new Education Commissioner, former Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett. We’ll learn why Jeb Bush fans are thrilled and the teachers unions are not. NPR’s StateImpact Florida reporter Sarah Gonzalez will tell us why many of Florida’s high school graduates are not ready for college work. And we hear from you on Florida’s growing need for remedial education and what the purpose of high school should be. Tweet us @WLRN.

NEWSCAST: Florida Finally Gets A Color

Kelley Mitchell — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:07:59 +0000

NEWSCAST: Millions Have Already Voted In Florida

WLRN-Miami Herald News — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:50:53 +0000

State election officials say they have received just over 1 million early votes and more than 1.5 million absentee ballots. Meanwhile, election officials are visiting Palm Beach County again. The county's election office has been plagued with printing problems on its absentee ballots.

Absentee, Early Or Day-Of: Florida Voters Tell Us What They Plan

Elaine Chen — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:25:24 +0000

Early voting starts tomorrow, and many say they plan on taking advantage of the pre-Election Day hours. Mary from North Miami writes:

I like the feeling of participation and community that comes with standing in line with neighbors I don't even know. But there's a limit to the number of hours I want to devote to this experience, and I want to make sure my vote gets in, so I'll probably be voting early next week.

Voting In Florida Starts This Weekend: What To Expect

Elaine Chen — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:18:02 +0000

On The Florida Roundup, host Phil Latzman hears from you about how you're planning to vote - by absentee ballot, early voting or Election Day at your polling place. Already Florida has had about 1.1 million votes cast by absentee ballot.

Elections Supervisor: “Perfect Storm” Of Long Lines Ahead For Voters

Gina Jordan — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:46:07 +0000

At the urging of the Obama campaign, Florida voters are showing up at elections offices around the state to fill out absentee ballots.

This comes on the heels of elections supervisors in Broward and Palm Beach counties advising voters to get absentee ballots and mail them.

The reason: long ballots and possibly long waits.