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The St. Petersburg Times reported today that former Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson used funding for his office earmarked to get out the vote, that instead was used for campaign purposes in the African-American community in Tampa.

The story, reported by Michael Van Sickler and Jeff Testerman, says that Johnson made two payments to community activist Michele Patty’s business that totaled more than $16,000.

The Times reports that Johnson did not pay Patty f...