The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  Gulf Gate Public Library LEED Certification Reception and Tour Gulf Gate Public Library recently earned LEED Silver certification, which recognizes the application of best-in-class building strategies and practices for improved environmental and human health.  Mobile health screening services at 10 locations during October The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County's (DOH-Sarasota) Health In Motion Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) staff will provide free and low-cost public health services at 10 sites around the county during October. Public invited to attend logic and accuracy testing for voting equipment Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent invites the public to observe the logic and accuracy testing of the county's voting and tabulating equipment to be used in th...

This message regarding voter registration has been sent to Homeowner Associations to be distributed: KATHY DENT SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA www.SarasotaVotes.com Dec 16, 2011 Media contact: Tel: (941) 861-8606                         Fax: (941 861-8609 Voter registration deadline nears for January 31 PPP SARASOTA, FL – Voters must be registered by January 3, 2012 to be eligible to vote in the January 31, 2012 Presidential Preference Primary, Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent announces. New voter registrations must be postmarked by January 3 or delivered in person to any supervisor of elections office not later than 5 p.m., January 3. Because Florida is a closed primary state, a person can only vote in the primary for the candidates of the party in which the person is registered. This means that voters registered without party affiliation o...

K ATHY DENT SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA www.srqelections.com For immediate release Media contact: Tel 941.861.8606 SOE appeal to voters: Help us test the system! Sarasota, June 11, 2008 – Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent said today she will conduct a mock election next month to test the functionality of the county’s optical scan voting system that will be used in the fall elections and beyond. All Sarasota residents are encouraged to help test the upgraded system by voting at one of the three SOE offices in Sarasota, Venice, and North Port between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8. “ The main objective is to give voters a chance to vote a ballot on the upgraded system before the two major fall elections and to ensure the system is accurate and reliable,” Supervisor Dent said. “We will test components of the system leading up to and including ballot tabulation, and including tabulation of absentee ballots,” s...