Curated news and posts about voting and elections
In this post, I’ll share what you need to know to be ready to vote in Florida’s March 2020 Presidential Preference Primaries and Naples City Council elections. In future posts, I’ll write about the candidates for the City of Naples …
Get Ready to Vote in Florida’s March 2020 elections Read More »
Florida is one of just nine “closed primary” states in the country. In this post, I’ll explain what that means, why it is important, and my “unorthodox suggestion” that you seriously consider affiliating with one of the two major political …
Party Affiliation and Florida as a Closed Primary State Read More »
There will be lots of state and local elections on Collier voters’ ballots next year.
In my post Monday about the Naples City Council special election, I wrote that candidate Bill Moss did not respond to my emailed invitations to complete to my candidate questionnaire. Later that day, Mr. Moss informed me that my emails were in his …
Update: My post about the Naples City Council Special Election Read More »
There will be a special election on April 2nd to fill a seat on the nonpartisan Naples City Council for a term that will end on February 1, 2022. The seat became vacant last month when Councilor Linda Penniman resigned due to the health …
Election results are in for Florida and for Collier County. Here’s my recap and reflections on their implications for public policy.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6. The U.S. Postal Service recommends that you mail your Vote By Mail (VBM) ballot one week before the due date to account for any unforeseen events such as weather issues and to allow for timely …
Collier County voters have the opportunity to vote for or against a County Sales Surtax (surtax) on the November ballot. How I’ll vote on this item has been the most difficult decision I faced on this ballot, and I know …
Collier voters have the opportunity to vote for one of two candidates for County Judge in the upcoming election: Blake Adams or Jim Moon. In this post, I’ll explain what a county judge does, and share what I learned about …
All Florida voters have the opportunity to vote for or against the retention of one Florida Supreme Court justice, and Collier County voters will vote on the retention of four judges of the 14-county Second District Court of Appeal this year. This type of …
