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Supervisor of Elections asks board to advance funds for State Senate special election; board OKs budget request
Summary
Supervisor Denise LeVancher told commissioners the state will reimburse 100% of special‑election costs for State Senate District 11 and asked the county to front the funds; the board authorized the item and appointed canvassing board members.
Denise LeVancher, Hernando County’s Supervisor of Elections, told the board that Governor DeSantis signed an executive order creating a special election for State Senate District 11 and reviewed the calendar: qualifying has closed, a Republican closed primary will be Sept. 30, and a general election is set for Dec. 9 with eight days of early voting each contest. She asked that the county advance the election budget, noting the state will fully reimburse election costs after the fact.
Commissioners discussed logistics and canvassing‑board scheduling. LeVancher said public logic and accuracy testing is planned for Sept. 9 with sessions at Forest Oaks and the main office and reminded commissioners of the need to name a canvassing‑board commissioner and an alternate; the board moved and approved appointments and the funding request with a roll‑call vote. “We do not, when we build our budget, put in for a special election,” LeVancher said; the board approved the staff request and set the county’s canvassing‑board representation.
