Today's the day St. Petersburg voters put their long, looooooong primary out of its misery. Once all the votes are counted, we'll have narrowed ten candidates down to two, with the final outcome to be determined by the general election November 3 — unless one of the ten gets more than 50 percent of the vote, in which case we'll have a winner (highly unlikely). We'll also have a clearer picture of who the final contenders (or winners) will be in three City Council districts, and a yes or no on a City Charter amendment deeming that the Pinellas County Canvassing Board canvass all St. Pete elections instead of the city (which could be a money-saver for St. Pete).
After the break, a full list of candidates. To find your polling place, go to the Pinellas Supervisor of Elections site. And here's a link to past Creative Loafing coverage of top contenders in the mayoral campaign.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
IMPORTANT: If you received a mail-in ballot but have decided to vote today instead, BRING THE MAIL-IN BALLOT WITH YOU to the polling place so the elections officials know you aren't trying to vote twice. Otherwise your vote today will be treated as provisional — counted only after its validity is confirmed, which likely won't happen till after all other votes have been tallied.
This article appears in Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2009.