Re: Florida slow?
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:29 pm
It appears the wait is over now anyway: Florida finally is called for Obama (final total 332 electoral votes)
Yes, almost always our national election is separate from local, but there are times they're at the same time. Nobody ever takes more than a day though.Mikey wrote:#1 - I have never heard of a justice/judge or a police officer being elected. Justices may have to undergo a retention vote, as Staplic mentioned, but I've never heard of a justice achieving her position through anything other than appointment. County sheriffs are often elected, but that's not the same as police.
#2 - @ Ian, if I read you correctly - often, there are local elections which are separate both in ballot and on the calendar from the national and state elections. While in this last election I voted both for federal positions and county/district positions, things like city council positions and school board positions are often voted on at other times during the year.