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The Brad Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A bulk of this evening’s news is again from Hillsborough Co Florida where more is being revealed about the audit of the supervisor of elections financial dealings and, of course, the Minnesota senatorial recount where Coleman has taken to the courts in what will probably be a futile attempt to get his seat back.... National: Viewpoint: [...]
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
No blemishes were found in the daily operations and bookkeeping of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, according to an audit by an independent accounting firm.
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Bay Buzz (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
TAMPA -- One day into the job, Hillsborough County's new elections chief offered an unsettling description of her office. Supervisor of Elections Phyllis Busansky told county commissioners today that financial records in the office are in "tremendous disarray. "We have...
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
A Hillsborough County auditor said managers at former elections supervisor Buddy Johnson's office either ignored his calls or canceled meetings as he tried to gain access to financial records.
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Tuesday was her first day on the job, and Hillsborough County's new elections supervisor was faced with a $2 million deficit and voting machines that had misfired on election night.
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Tuesday was her first day on the job, and Hillsborough County's new elections supervisor was faced with a $2 million deficit and voting machines that had misfired on election night.
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The Brad Blog (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
As expected the Minnesota senatorial recount is going to court. If you have been reading this space for the past couple of weeks you know that auditors have been asked to review the financial records of Buddy Johnson’s Hillsborough Co Florida supervisor of elections office. Just why did Buddy, the outgoing supervisor, go to the county [...]
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
An audit of Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson's office was able to verify just $336,000 of the $2.34 million Johnson told county commissioners he needed last month cover cost overruns.
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Bay Buzz (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
TAMPA -- County auditors say they can't justify giving departing Hillsborough elections supervisor Buddy Johnson a $2.3-million bailout after analyzing his accounting records. They are recommending that county commissioners give him only a fraction of the amount, or $336,000, to...
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The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Way back in 2003, St. Petersburg Times reporter Jeff Testerman wrote a story headlined "Dubious Housing Deals Line Avenue," noting Tampa officials were questioning sales of homes along a stretch of amelia Avenue that saw a structure valued at $85,000...
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The Brad Blog (Free subscription) | 12/25/2008
Yesterday in this space I told you that yesterday would be the last DVN for the week. Well, that was before today’s news. I just couldn’t stay away and there are three stories that I feel are important. First in ‘National’ news are two articles for those interested in Internet voting. Second, as you know [...]
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
Reeling from criticism of his postelection, $2.3 million budget request, Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson rejected claims that his office kept county officials in the dark about his budget.
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The Brad Blog (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
Posted on Thursday is the featured blog by New Jersey computer scientist Andrew Appel. In the blog and linked video Professor Appel shows how easy it is to remove and replace new security seals installed on the machines in New Jersey by Sequoia and the state. The professor also points out that the addition of [...]
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
Outgoing elections supervisor Buddy Johnson has changed his mind about asking the county commission to give his office more money.
