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POLLING LOCATION CHANGES
Four (4) of Escambia County's ninety (90) precinct will move to a new polling location for the August 26th primary and November 4th general elections. Each registered voter in the affected precincts is being mailed a letter of explanation with a map of the new location, along with a new Voter Information Card with the updated polling location.

NEW VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVED LAUNCHED
The Register @ the Register program is a partnership between the Escambia County Elections office and a variety of local merchants who have agreed to allow voter registration forms and voter guides to be made available to customers in their restaurants or stores.

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION GROUP 2 ON NOVEMBER BALLOT
Escambia County Soil and Water Conservation District Group 2 member Greg Fink on Friday submitted his resignation, effective Novmeber 4, 2008, citing his intent to run for another unspecified position. Candidates may pre-file to run for the final two years of Mr. Fink's four-year term.

SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 3 OFFICE TO APPEAR ON 2008 BALLOT
With the resignation, effective November 18, 2008, of Escambia County School Board District 3 member Claudia Brown-Curry, Escambia County voters will elect a candidate later this year to fill the unexpired portion of Mrs. Brown-Curry's four-year term.

2008 VOTER GUIDE
Each election year, the Supervisor of Elections publishes a voter guide with information on how and where to register, election dates, our voting system, and lots more.

ELECTIONS OFFICE RELOCATED
The Elections Office in downtown Pensacola has moved a short half-block north of its former location in the old County Courthouse. Click here for all the details.

ESCAMBIAVOTES.COM LAUNCHED
This website was officially launched on September 23, 2005.  Click here for a copy of the press release announcing EscambiaVotes.com.

SPEECH TO NEW U.S. CITIZENS
Earlier this year, I was privileged to participate in a naturalization ceremony at the federal courthouse. Click here for a copy of my remarks to a group of the newest citizens of the United States of America.