Almost 200 U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq celebrated Tuesday's elections in a special way, being sworn in as U.S. citizens. ...more

November 5, 2008

7:05 p.m.: The North Sarasota Get Out the Vote Coalition fired up the speakers and started preparing a celebration hours before the polls closed. ...more

November 4, 2008

5:42 p.m.: As of 4 pm, Pinellas County elections officials estimate that 65 % of the eligible voters in the county have cast ballots. ...more

November 4, 2008

5:24 p.m.: At Precinct 939, the Apollo Beach Community Church, poll deputy Daniel McCarthy said turnout has been very heavy today, and it's getting busier as the day goes on. He did not know exactly how many people had voted. ...more

November 4, 2008

3:15 p.m.: After what happened in the 2000 presidential election, Carmen Arenas was leaving nothing to chance. ...more

November 4, 2008

1:36 p.m. Interest in the presidential election, and Florida in particular, goes far beyond the United States. ...more

November 4, 2008

11:25 a.m.: Christi Oglesby drove by early voting sites last week, saw the lines and kept going. ...more

November 4, 2008

7:05 a.m.: Jose Lleras, a 59-year-old registered Republican, said he votes with his heart regardless of party, and his heart told him today to vote for Barack Obama. "I think Barack was more open for what he wanted to do for the country versus badmouthing the opponent," said Lleras, who works for a communications company. ...more

November 4, 2008

6:30 a.m.: In the gray of pre-dawn in Lutz, two women stood in line to vote in a presidential election for the first time in their lives -- one because she was finally old enough, the other because she became a U.S. citizen in June. They were separated by about a dozen other voters at the First United Methodist Church. At 6:30 a.m., the line was growing about two to four people a minute. ...more

November 4, 2008

There should be no excuse for not voting in the 2008 presidential election, said Norma Stokes, assistant supervisor at the Highlands County Elections Office. ...more

November 4, 2008