If you haven’t already voted by mail or at one of the early voting sites, it’s not too late. In Broward County, you can get information about early voting, voting locations and times, etc. from the Broward Supervisor of Elections. Of course, you can always vote the old school way, in person, on election day, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. If you haven’t voted yet, and are still struggling with some of the issues, here are my recommendations.
Regards,
Tom Truex
P.S. This is my personal opinion, provided at no cost to me or anyone else, and is not endorsed or promoted by any group, campaign or candidate.
BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS November 2, 2010 by Tom Truex
Governor:
RICK SCOTT
United States Senate:
MARCO RUBIO
US House of Representatives:
District 20 – KAREN HARRINGTON
District 22 – ALLEN WEST
Attorney General:
PAM BONDI
Chief Financial Officer:
JEFF ATWATER
Commissioner of Agriculture:
ADAM PUTNAM
State House of Representatives:
District 100 – no recommendation
District 101 – Matt Hudsen
Retain Supreme Court Justices?
CHARLES CANADY — no recommendation
JORGE LABARGA — no recommendation
JAMES PERRY – VOTE NO, DO NOT RETAIN
RICKY POLSTON — no recommendation
Retain Judges, Fourth District Court of Appeal:
CORY CIKLIN — no recommendation
DORIAN DAMOORGIAN – VOTE YES, to retain
JONATHAN GERBER — no recommendation
ROBERT GROSS — no recommendation
SPENCER LEVIN — no recommendation
MELANIE MAY — no recommendation
Broward County Court, Group 1:
JOHN FRY
Broward County Court, Group 26:
F.J. McLAWRENCE
Broward County School Board, District 6:
MARDI COHEN or PHYLISS HOPE ** no recommendation
Broward Soil & Water Conservation District, Seat 2:
CYNTHIA THOMAS
State of Florida Constitutional Amendments:
#1 – Repeal of Public Campaign Financing – Recommend VOTE NO, so that tax dollars will not be used to finance political campaigns
#2 – Homestead Ad Valorem Tax Credit for Deployed Military Personnel — no recommendation
#4 – Referenda Required for Adoption and Amendment of Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plans – Recommend VOTE NO
#5 – Standards to follow in Legislative Redistricting – Recommend VOTE NO. This is a politically motivated attempt to change historic voting districts.
#6 – Standards to follow in Congressional Redistricting – Recommend VOTE NO. This is a politically motivated attempt to change historic voting districts.
#8 – Revision of the Class Size Requirements for Public Schools– no recommendation
Non Binding Statewide Advisory Referendum:
Balancing the Federal Budget – Recommend VOTE YES
Broward County Charter Amendments:
#1 – Charter Review Commission and Management and Efficiency Study Committee shall meet every ten years – Recommend VOTE YES
#2 – County Code of Ethics Prevails Over Municipal Ordinance Regulating Conduct of Public Officials and Employees – Recommend VOTE NO. The County “Ethics” code is more about “political correctness” than ethics. Some of County Commissioners who approved it have extremely questionable knowledge and/or practice of ethical conduct. The current County “ethics” code should not be given this endorsement.
#3 – Broward County Constitutional Officers Subject to the Broward County Code of Ethics – Recommend VOTE NO. (same reason as previous recommendation).
#4 – Establish Charter Office of Inspector General to Investigate County and Municipal Misconduct and Gross Mismanagement. – Recommend VOTE NO.
#5 – Allow Counties to Show Taxpayers the Portion of Taxes Attributable to Constitutional Officers – Recommend VOTE YES
