News
2010-09-08
Latest News Releases
Revised Canvassing Board Schedule
8/18/2010
Public meeting notice of the Seminole County Canvassing Board for the August 24 Primary Election.
The Seminole County Canvassing Board will meet at the times and dates listed below:
Ten technology-based enhancements to the voting experience for 2010 in Seminole County
7/1/2010
New for the 2010 election season is a series of technology enhancements that will allow Seminole County voters to become even more involved in their elections process:
Qualified candidates for county-level office in Seminole County
6/18/2010
Qualified candidates for county-level office in Seminole CountySanford Special Election Information / Canvassing Board Schedule
6/1/2010
The City of Sanford will hold a Special City Election Tuesday, June 15, 2010, to fill the unexpired term of the District 4 City Commissioner. All registered voters in Commission District 4 are eligible to vote in this election.
Date of Election: June 15, 2010
Hours of Polling Place: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Polling place for this election: Safe Harbor Christian Church, 730 Upsala Road, Sanford
Seminole County elections office one of eight national recipients of U.S. Election Assistance Commission grant
4/28/2010
The United States Election Assistance Commission has selected the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office as one of eight nationwide grant recipients to support student mock elections and pollworker recruitment.
Seminole County Elections was one of only two county-sized groups to receive the grant, and the only awardee from the southeastern United States.
The Seminole County program being funded is for the county to develop and implement a program and to partner with local magnet high school Crooms Academy of Information Technology in Sanford for increased voter turnout and student participation. Elements of the program include grade-appropriate election curriculum as part of their classroom learning, pre-election debates with local candidates, a mock election, and the hiring of students to work the polls in the November 2, 2010 general election. The grant award is $15,441.
Supervisor of Elections Michael Ertel said, "Since this school is located in one of our lowest voter turnout areas of the county, our efforts will serve multiple purposes for our community. We will be able to have an immediate impact on the students, who will be engaged in the democratic process, and we'll use the children's participation as a magnet for their parents, relatives, friends and neighbors to get interested in elections."
According to the E.A.C. news release on the grants, "The competition was open to state and local election offices and regional and national nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community-based, and tribal organizations). Winners were selected through an independent review process that examined each applicant's level of experience and their management and conceptual approaches for meeting program goals."
A link to the E.A.C. news release with list of national awardees is here: http://www.eac.gov/News/eac-announces-winners-of-grants-to-support-student-mock-elections/base_view
