By Will Hobson, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
LARGO — There is one question City Commission candidate Michael Smith says he hears more than any other as he seeks to unseat incumbent Seat 1 Commissioner Mary Gray Black.
The question: "There's an election this year?"
Yes, one City Commission seat is up for grabs in the Nov. 8 city election. (Seat 2 Commissioner Robert Murray's seat would have been up, too, but no one filed to run against him.)
Registered voters in Largo who requested mail ballots started receiving them this week. Voters interested in mail ballots can request them online at www.votepinellas.com, or by calling the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office at 464-VOTE (464-8683).
Anyone who hasn't registered to vote has until Oct. 11 to do so.
The Largo election pits Black, 72, who has held the seat since 2005 and served ...