On November 7, the General Election will be held to decided your elected leaders and several referendum votes. The following is a list of those elections the residents of Lauderhill may be able to vote on:
United States Senator
Frazier, Floyd Ray
Harris , Katherine (REP)
Moore , Brian (NPA)
Nelson , Bill (DEM) ###
Noah , Belinda (NPA)
Scott , Lawrence (WRI)
Senter , Bernard (WRI)
Tanner , Roy (NPA)
Governor
Behm , Karl C.C. (NPA)
Blass , Piotr (WRI)
Bob , (WRI)
Crist , Charlie (REP)
Davis , Jim (DEM) ###
Dembinsky , Richard Paul (NPA)/Smith , Dr. Joe
Linn , Max (REF)
Maneiro II, W. Papa-Roqui (WRI)
Musa , Omari (WRI)
Reed , C. C. (WRI)
Smith , John Wayne (NPA)/Kearney , James J.
Yarrow , Atlee (WRI)
Attorney General
Campbell, Walter "Skip" (DEM) ###
McCollum , Bill (REP)
Chief Financial Officer
Lee , Tom (REP)
Sink , Alex (DEM) ###
Commissioner of Agriculture
Bronson , Charles H. (REP) ###
Copeland , Eric (DEM)
State Senate District: 032
Lunkins , Kenneth S. (WRI)
Ring , Jeremy (DEM) ###
Supreme Court and Appellate Court Retention Elections - Vote to Retain
Justice R. Fred Lewis YES
Justice Barbara Joan Pariente YES
Justice Peggy A. Quince YES
Judge Bobby W. Gunther YES
Judge Fred A. Hazouri YES
Judge Larry A. Klein YES
Judge Barry J. Stone YES
Judge Carole Y. Taylor YES
Circuit Court - Group 57
Rayson , John C. (NOP) ###
Towbin Singer , Michele (NOP)
Circuit Court - Group 58
Cohen , Mardi Levey (NOP)
Wood , Marina G. (NOP) ###
County Court - Group 31
Arlene Simon Campione
Ellen A. Feld ###
County Court - Group 32
Brenda Lynn Di Ioia ###
Terri-Ann Miller
School Board - District 6
Phyllis C. Hope
Marty Martin Rubinstein ###
Broward Soil & Water Conservation District, Dist. 5
Fred Segal
Florida Amendment #1 - Limit the amount of nonrecurring general revenue which may be appropriated for recurring purposes in any fiscal year to 3% without a 3/5 vote of the Legislature.
Recommended to Vote NO
Florida Amendment #3 - Requiring proposed future amendments to the Florida Constitution will require approval of at least 60% of the voters instead of the 50% + 1 required right now.
Recommended to Vote NO
Florida Amendment #4 - Requiring that money received in the 2005 Tobacco Settlement payments to Florida, must have at least 1/3 of the proceeds be used for advertising.
Recommended to Vote NONE GIVEN
Florida Amendment # 6 - Increasing the Homestead Exemption that local government may pass onto seniors from $25,000 to $50,000. Monies lost from granting the additional exemption will be made up from other local sources not otherwise exempt. No additional revenue to local governments from the state is provided to replace the lost revenue which the state acknowledges would be lost. To maintain the same revenue stream to cities would require tax increases to all other taxpayers, or cuts in services.
Recommended to Vote NO
Florida Amendment #7 - Increasing Disabled Veterans' Discount on Homestead Ad Valorem Tax from an additional $5000 exemption to be a discount on the full value of the taxable value equal to the percentage of disability. Thereby a 50% disable veteran will qualify for a 50% exemption from taxes, irrespective of the full value of the property.
Recommended to Vote NONE GIVEN
Florida Amendment #8 - Placing in the State Constitution a prohibition of local government from exercising Eminent Domain, except as allowed by general law passed by the Florida Legislature by a 3/5 vote of each house. Thereby putting into the Constitution that which is already required by both Florida and Federal law.
Recommended to Vote NO
County Referendum - 1 Cent Sales Tax for Transportation
Recommended to Vote YES
County Referendum - $500 Million County Bond for New Courthouse
Recommended to Vote NO
County Referendum - Non-Binding Ballot Question as to the Public's support on Portability of the Save Our Homes Homestead Value Limitation
Recommended to Vote YES
County Referendum - Non-Binding Ballot Question as to establishing a Broward Watershed Improvement District by the Broward Soil and Water Conservation District
Recommended to Vote NO
### or YES or NO means eLauderhill News has Endorsed or Recommends.
Links above provide information about candidates filed financial reports.
Early voting is scheduled from Monday October 23 thru Sunday November 5, and voting hours are:
Monday - Friday 10 AM to 6 PM
Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM
Sunday 1 PM to 4 PM
Early voting locations in, or adjacent to Lauderhill are:
1) Lauderhill Mall, 1241 State Road 7, Bay 80-K, Lauderhill
2) Tamarac Branch Library, 8701 W. Commercial Blvd., Tamarac
For other early voting sites and information: http://www.browardsoe.org/content.aspx?id=152
For a list of voting precincts on election day, November 7: http://www.browardsoe.org/ElectionPollingPlaces.aspx?eid=0
To find your precinct: http://www.browardsoe.org/PrecinctFinder.aspx
To vote absentee, either call 954-357-7055 to request, or use the following link to request on line: http://www.browardsoe.org/AbsenteeRequest2.aspx
To ask information about absentee voting, call or e-mail Mary Hall at 954-357-6321, absenteeballot@browardsoe.org
Please remember voting is your right. Don't throw your rights away.
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