Three Republicans – a lawyer, a special education teacher and an electrician– are battling each other to replace District 2 city council member Al Ferraro who is running for mayor.
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Jacksonville City Council District 1: Ken Amaro, Alton McGriff make case to voters
A journalist with a storied career and a real estate agent who says he understands the neighborhood’s challenges are competing for votes as the newest Jacksonville City Council member representing District 1 in Arlington.
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Jacksonville City Council District 1 candidate Alton McGriff exaggerated college education
Jacksonville City Council District 1 candidate Alton McGriff Jr. falsely claimed to have graduated with “high honors” from FSCJ. But he never did.
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Lawsuit filed to remove Jacksonville City Council candidate Nahshon Nicks from ballot
Democrat Charles Garrison filed suit against fellow Democrat Nahshon Nicks and Duval Elections Supervisor Mike Hogan, pushing the court to decertify Nicks from the March 21 ballot.
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Documents suggest Jacksonville City Council candidate violated residency requirement
Nahshon Nicks, a Democratic candidate for Jacksonville’s City Council At-Large Group 5, may have violated the city’s charter by living outside of the residency boundaries for the seat, according to public records.
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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and five others win election unopposed
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters won re-election Friday when no candidates qualified to oppose him after he won a special election last November. He joins six others who were unopposed in the city’s municipal elections.
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Jacksonville drops appeal of redistricting ruling, will continue to fight court-ordered map
Jacksonville has dropped its appeal of a court ruling finding the City Council had segregated voters by race, announcing in a motion it would focus its efforts instead on fighting a federal court’s remedial map.
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Appeal fails to overturn Jacksonville’s court-ordered City Council map
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the city of Jacksonville’s attempt to stay a court-ordered council district map.
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Court changes residency requirement for Jacksonville City Council districts ahead of March elections
A federal court has agreed to waive part of the Jacksonville charter’s residency requirements for City Council candidates ahead of the March elections.
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Jacksonville asks court to waive residency requirement for City Council candidates
The city of Jacksonville asked a federal court on Wednesday to waive a requirement that City Council candidates live in their districts for six months before qualifying.