Real news podcast: David Stafford shares his 9/11 memories

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford was working in Washington, D.C. when he saw smoke coming from Pentagon. He shares his memories of the…

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Real News podcast: Stafford on redistricting

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford gave an update on how the 2020 US Census has impacted the city, county…

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Young poll workers sought

Poll Workers Scarce in a Pandemic, Escambia Works to Offset ‘Shrinkage’ by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Heading towards November’s election—with voter turnout expected to be high—there…

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Voter restoration begins Jan. 8

The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections will begin processing applications from previously ineligible voters beginning Tuesday, Jan. 8, the effective date of the Voting Restoration…

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Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been mailed to Escambia voters

Absentee ballots are available upon request, Supervisor of Elections David Stafford told Inweekly yesterday. Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been sent out as of Tuesday,…

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Students fight for early voting on campuses

By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY… Six University of Florida students, backed by the League of Women Voters of Florida and The Andrew Goodman Foundation, have filed…

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Voting day tips from Election Supervisor David Stafford

Election Day Tips for Escambia Voters Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford has offered Escambia County voters some tips to prepare for Election Day, Tuesday,…

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Florida Election Supervisor keeps Zombie voters in check [podcast]

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford discussed the reliability of the voting process in Escambia County and Florida. He agreed that since the 2000…

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Early voting and voting fears

On “Pensacola Speaks” today, I will have Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera will discuss early voting and the U.S. Senate race during the first half-hour. In…

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Deadline to register to vote today

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminds voters that the extended voter registration deadline will end tomorrow, Tuesday, October 18, at 5 p.m….

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Over 7,000 votes already cast in Escambia County [podcast]

The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections reports that 7,471 mail-in ballots have been received by his office as of Oct. 12. The split is REP…

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League of Women Voters: ‘Your Vote Counts,’ Sept. 17

League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area presents Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford to discuss elections in Florida on Sept. 17…

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Residency of ECUA board member an issue for courts or Gov. Scott

Earlier this week, a citizen of District 3 filed a complaint with the Supervisor of Elections that her Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board representative, Elvin…

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More candidates qualify [podcast]

The following new candidates qualified yesterday for office in the 2016 election: Congress: James Zumwalt, Republican State Senate: Doug Baldwin Republican, Mike Hill Republican Sheriff:…

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Stafford warns council of adding too many charter amendments to ballot

Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford is concerned that adding a lot of city charter amendments to the ballot might cause problems next November. May…

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Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer and David Stafford

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will discuss the Studer Community Institute’s initiative to improve early learning and school readiness in Escambia County…

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Stafford to get a raise

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA County supervisors of elections will see their salaries rise, under a bill signed into law Wednesday by…

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Who replaces Rep. Miller gets statewide attention

The rest of the state is taking notice of the race to replace Congressman Jeff Miller. State Sen. Greg Evers, State Rep. Matt Gaetz and…

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Stafford endorses military voting initiatives

Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford, Vice Chairman of the Council on State Governments’ Overseas Voting Initiative (CSG OVI) Policy Working Group, participated last week…

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Online Voter Registration gets approval over objections

Note: Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford will be on Pensacola Speaks today to talk about this. By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA…

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