Workers for former elections supervisor Buddy Johnson either ignored calls or canceled meetings as auditors tried to gain access to the elections office's financial records, Hillsborough County commissioners were told Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

No blemishes were found in the daily operations and bookkeeping of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, according to an audit by an independent accounting firm. ...more

January 7, 2009

A Hillsborough County auditor said managers at former elections supervisor Buddy Johnson's office either ignored his calls or canceled meetings as he tried to gain access to financial records. ...more

January 7, 2009

Tuesday was her first day on the job, and Hillsborough County's new elections supervisor was faced with a $2 million deficit and voting machines that had misfired on election night. ...more

January 6, 2009

About $1.4 million appropriated last year for new voting machines was instead spent on personnel costs in Hillsborough County's elections supervisor Buddy Johnson's office, according to the county's budget director. ...more

December 24, 2008

Reeling from criticism of his postelection, $2.3 million budget request, Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson rejected claims that his office kept county officials in the dark about his budget. ...more

December 23, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners are right to call in auditors to find out why the Supervisor of Elections Office needs a $2.3 million emergency bailout a few weeks before Buddy Johnson turns over the keys to Phyllis Busansky, who beat him in the November election. ...more

December 20, 2008

Outgoing elections supervisor Buddy Johnson has changed his mind about asking the county commission to give his office more money. ...more

December 19, 2008

It wasn't many weeks ago that he was everywhere, or at least his name and face were everywhere. ...more

December 19, 2008

Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson said he didn't think he needed to attend Wednesday's county commission meeting because his second-in-command was the best person to answer questions about his $2.3 million request. ...more

December 19, 2008