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The Pinellas County Canvassing Board is scheduled to meet Friday, Nov. 13, to certify the Nov. 3 General Election results and conduct a required post-election audit.

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Eggers cruises to reelection in Pinellas District 4 race

Pinellas County Commission Chair Dave Eggers won reelection to the District 4 seat on Aug. 18 with nearly 80% of the vote, keeping the Palm Harbor and Dunedin representative in place as the county faces a major budget fight and a November property tax amendment.

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Cane wins third term on Pinellas school board

Incumbent Lisa Cane defeated challenger Nancy Velardi by 11 points in the Aug. 18 Pinellas County School Board District 2 primary, securing a third term as the board heads into fall decisions on school closures and a property-tax renewal that directly affect Palm Harbor and Dunedin families.

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Primary narrows field for Pinellas board facing school consolidation vote

Pinellas County's Aug. 18 school board primary sent the District 3 race to a November runoff between incumbent Dawn Peters and challenger Curtis Campogni, while the District 6 result between Nancy Bostock and Amanda Lord heads to an automatic recount — all ahead of a fall vote on school consolidations affecting Palm Harbor and Dunedin campuses.

Crist-Welch runoff shares Nov. 3 ballot with Dunedin commission race

Former Gov. Charlie Crist won the Aug. 18 St. Petersburg mayoral primary with about 36% of the vote, setting up a November runoff against incumbent Ken Welch that will share the Nov. 3 ballot with Dunedin's City Commission election for Seat Two and Seat Four.

Three Palm Harbor-Dunedin races on Aug. 18 primary ballot

Palm Harbor and Dunedin voters face three major state and federal races in the Aug. 18 primary: an open governor's seat, a U.S. Senate special election and a U.S. House District 12 Democratic primary to challenge incumbent Gus Bilirakis.

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Dunedin Public Library hosting ballot drop-off box through Aug. 15

The Dunedin Public Library at 223 Douglas Ave. is hosting a secure ballot drop-off box in its lobby from Aug. 8 through Aug. 15 for the Aug. 18 primary, giving Dunedin voters a walkable neighborhood option to return their mail ballots.

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Pinellas primary early voting opens Saturday

Early voting for the August 18 Pinellas County primary opens Saturday, August 8, and runs through August 16 at three county locations, with the County Commission District 4 seat, three judicial races, and school board contests on the ballot for Palm Harbor and Dunedin voters.

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