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Sarasota News Leader February 22, 2013 Page 81 MUNICIPAL VOTERS MAY TRACK ABSENTEE BALLOTS ONLINE Voters in the upcoming City of Sarasota and Town of Longboat Key elections who choose absentee voting may track their ballots online from the time they request the ballots until the voted ballots have safely reached the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Office, the office has announced. Requests for absentee ballots to be mailed to voters for the March 12 City of Sarasota and Town of Longboat Key elections must be received by the office no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, the release points out. Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent reminds absentee voters that, to be counted, their voted ballots must be received in her office no The online service also allows voters to check later than 7 p.m. on Election Day. Marked abtheir registration status, party affiliation and sentee ballots may not be turned in at a polllocal polling place information, as well as to ing place on Election Day. request an absentee ballot, a news release says. Voters may go to the Supervisor of Elec- Dent also reminds voters whose signatures may have changed since they last voted that tions website at www.SarasotaVotes.com. Sesignature updates must be made on a Florida lect the ���Vote by Mail��� icon at the top of the Voter Registration Application and presented home page, then choose ���Track your Absentee to the Supervisor of Elections Office prior to Ballot��� from the menu and enter the requested the start of the absentee ballot canvass, which information to track your absentee ballot and is at noon on Monday, March 11, the release access other voter information. notes POUND THE GROUND 5K CHALLENGE SET FOR MARCH 9 Sarasota���s newest extreme fitness event will put athletes to the test and give runners of all skill levels a chance to experience the fun and fatigue of a 21st century foot race, organizers of the first Pound the Ground Sarasota event have announced. course was designed by a Sarasota fitness instructor to challenge and reward adventurous fitness buffs and to raise money for local charities,��� the release adds. Runners will climb walls, crawl through pipes and face a number of other obstacles and ���In the tradition of Tough Mudder and Mud- ���mystery event��� challenges throughout the dy Buddy adventure races, Pound the Ground 3.37-mile course, the release notes. There will Sarasota is a homegrown 5K obstacle chal- be no time limit. lenge inviting athletes to get dirty, get sweaty, The event is for ages 14 and up. Gym teams and have fun doing it,��� a news release says. will be welcome, the release says. Pound the Ground Sarasota will take place March 9 at the Celery Fields (6893 Palmer The cost will be $40 before March 3; $50 on the Blvd., Sarasota), with subsequent monthly day of the event. Information and registration challenges planned, the release says. ���The are available at poundthegroundsarasota.com.