The Polk County School Board District 3 race already has three candidates. Incumbent Rick Nolte is on medical leave and has ...

Melony Bell, a Republican, left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, a no-party candidate.

Lori Edwards will depart on Jan. 6 after 24 years as Polk County Supervisor of Elections, having conducted more than 200 elections.

The 2020 ballot in Polk County required two pages, the second containing only a few county charter amendments. Some voters didn't bother filling them out.

For the first time in 24 years, Polk County will have a new supervisor of elections after state Rep. Melony Bell, R-Fort Meade, bested incumbent Lori Edwards, a non-party affiliate, in perhaps the ...

Polk County will see two new supervisors next year after Republican incumbent Steve Van Oort lost in the primary election on Tuesday.

Polk County voters adopted a county charter measure in 2002 declaring elections for constitutional officers to be nonpartisan.

Lori Edwards’ streak of electoral victories ended Tuesday as Melony Bell claimed 54% of the vote in the race for Polk County Supervisor of Elections.

Instead, Bell decided to challenge one of the longest-serving elected officials in Polk County. Bell is taking on Polk Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, who has served since 2001 and hopes to win ...