Florida 2012 Presidential Primary – Be prepared

Florida 2012 Presidential Primary -Republican or Democrat – Be Prepared

Be prepared.  We can’t emphasize that enough!

Whether you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent, YOU may HAVE TO VOTE AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY on January 31, 2012.

The next statewide election will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012.  Republicans will be choosing their favorite candidate at the Presidential Preference Primary.  Everyone should show up at the polls, however, because it’s an important day for all voters in Florida! 

For instance, Orange County voters will not only be voting in the Republican primaries, ALL VOTERS, REGARDLESS OF PARTY AFFILIATION, should be casting their ballot on a Tax Abatement question.  Additionally, the cities of Ocoee, Windermere, Maitland and Winter Park will have city elections.  In Alachua county it’s Presidential Preference Primary & city commission elections.

In Dade County, there are two proposals to amend the Miami-Dade County charter that all county voters are eligible to consider.

One proposed amendment to the Miami-Dade charter, which is the rulebook for county government, would set eight-year term limits for Miami-Dade commissioners —but exclude time in office before 2012 — while banning outside employment and raising their salaries to about $92,097 a year from $6,000.

A second amendment, in Miami-Dade county, would increase the period allowed for collecting signatures in support of placing citizen initiatives for charter amendments on the ballot. That period of time would change from from 60 days to 120 days.  That measure also calls for putting such questions to voters at the next general election, instead of requiring an election within 60 to 120 days, as the charter currently provides.
 
Please take the time to review the issues that may be on the ballot in your county!  It can be as easy as doing an internet search or simply contacting the supervisor of elections in your county for information. 
 
Florida’s supervisors of elections can be found at: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/SOE/supervisor_elections.shtml

For information on the Alachua county ballots:  http://www.votealachua.com/?id=66

For information on the Orange county tax abatement issue: http://www.orangecountyfl.net/Portals/0/Library/Human%20Resources/JobCreationInitiative.pdf

For information on the Miami-Dade county charter:  http://www.miamidade.gov/elections/library/legal_notices/SEN_01-31-12.pdf

For early voting sites, county by county: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/pdf/Early_Voting_Sites_PPP_2012.pdf