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County Ordered To Recount Votes In Four Races
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last Saturday, the Secre- tary of State notified the Hillsborough County Super- visor of Elections that a ma- chine recount has been ordered in 4 races. Those races are: U. S. Senate, Gov- ernor, Commissioner of Agriculture and State Senate District 18.
The four races met the threshold to trigger a ma- chine recount. Recounts are automatically triggered if the unofficial returns reflect that a candidate was de- feated or eliminated by one- half of a percentage or less of the votes casts.
The races are: U. S. Sen- ate, incumbent Bill Nelson against challenger Rick Scott; Ron DeSantis vs. Andrew Gillum for Gover- nor of Florida; Commis- sioner of Agriculture, Nikki Fried vs. Matt Caldwell; and the Senate District 18, sought by Dana Young and
CRAIG LATIMER Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
Janet Cruz.
Recounts for all 67 coun- ties must be completed by Thursday. The recounts are open to the public. In Hills- borough County, the recount began on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Robert L. Gilder elec- tions Service Center. It will take place every day until Wednesday, November 14th, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. If necessary to continue on Thursday, the time will be announced later.
Craig Latimer, Hills-
ANDREW GILLUM Candidate for Governor
borough County Supervisor of Elections said he has no doubt his office will meet the Thursday deadline for the machine recount. The ma- chine will recount more than 520,000 ballots.
The scanner machines did not tally votes for some races on Election Day. Those ballots are expected to be counted by hand and the re- sults available on Saturday.
Latimer said, “I do not expect to see significant change.”
Group Wants To Name School To Honor Community Activist
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
The Hillsborough County School Board is considering a school currently under con- struction. The school, known as Robert E. Lee Elementary School, is being built after it was destroyed by a fire last year.
Members of the com- munity can submit names for consideration by email to school.name@sdhc.k1 2.fl.us until noon on Tuesday, November 13.
One organization, known as i neighborhood, wants to name the school in honor of Mrs. Mary Alice Dorsett.
In an email to the Sen- tinel, one of the spokesper- sons for the organization said, “Mrs. Dorsett was an advocate for all people in Hillsborough County from the homeless to helping young kids with their educa- tion and staying on track. She worked tirelessly volunteer- ing, advocating, visiting the sick, helping others on almost any front you can think of and her efforts are renowned.
“Mrs. Dorsett is a wor- thy candidate to have her name considered as she often helped young students with their education and encour- aged them to stay on track.”
During her lifetime, Mrs. Dorsett, often an African American pioneer, served as a business and tax consultant, founded the Faith Mission, and was a charter member of Community Health Clinic. She was the founder of the
MRS. MARY ALICE DORSETT 2/4/1926 to 11/14/2017
Health and Education Associ- ation, a member of the Tampa Urban League, and a member of the National Council of Negro Women among other organizations.
She served as the first African American to own and operate a Bail’s Bondman Service, and she was the first African American to seek an elected office when she ran for the Hillsborough County District 70 Seat in the Florida State House of Representa- tives in 1966.
A native of Dade City, Mrs. Dorsett graduated from high school and contin- ued her education at Paine College. She later attended the prestigious National Trade and Professional Schools for Women and Girls.
Mrs. Dorsett lived in Tampa for more than 60 years before relocating to At- lanta, in 2015.
Mrs. Dorsett died on November 14, 2017, at the age of 91.
FYI
Honoring Military And Emergency Services
Bounce Boy, Inc., in collaboration with Cricket Wireless, will recognize Military and Emergency Services (active and re- tired) at a free event on Saturday, November 17, 2018, 3 p. m. to 7 p. m.
Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, Fire, Police ad EMS are all welcome to enjoy an afternoon of relaxing music, great food and lots of fun. Admission is free, however, admis- sion may be limited.
The event will be held at Bounce Boy Fun Factory, 5008 E. 10th Ave., Tampa (33619).
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