Four Go Back In Unopposed And The Rest Will Fight It Out.

[Alicia Leonard]

Please let me clarify something in the article. The Sheriff's run off will be a closed primary, meaning if you are not registered republican they won't be on your ballots. The winner will go on to meet the democratic challenger in Nov.


The other races are considered universal primaries as there are no democratic challengers or the races are non partisan and all will be allowed to vote on them, no matter registered party.


Sorry for any confusion, but I think during writing the article this point got lost in the translation.I'm doing a follow up on this next week about closed and universal primaries with the SOE and some other voter info.


FOUR GO BACK IN UNOPPOSED AND THE REST WILL FIGHT IT OUT.

By ALICIA LEONARD
Four local election races were unopposed by the time qualifying ended at noon on June 20. Clerk of the Circuit Court Martha Ingle, Tax Collector Rhonda Skipper, District 1 County Commissioner Scott Brannon and Property Appraiser Patrick Pilcher will all resume office in the new term.
Others aren?t so lucky. District 3 County Commissioner [?]
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[scooterbug44]

Thanks for the clarification, because I was already ranting based on the article!

I personally think it is a crock that only the registered republicans get to vote in those races.

How is it legal that I cannot vote?

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Thanks for the clarification, because I was already ranting based on the article!

I personally think it is a crock that only the registered republicans get to vote in those races.

How is it legal that I cannot vote?

Thanks scoot. It can be confusing. I spoke with the SOE three times before I wrote this and still didn't get it 100% right. I understood but didn't make a big enough break between the other races and the closed primary in the article.. My bad, but this year is my education in politics and I'll have something crystal clear out next week with some extra voter trend info for walton as well

 

[wrobert]

Thanks for the clarification, because I was already ranting based on the article!

I personally think it is a crock that only the registered republicans get to vote in those races.

How is it legal that I cannot vote?

Scooterbug,

You have to think of political parties like private clubs. We all get together and raise money, find candidates, socialize with each other, because all supposedly subscribe to the same beliefs. In a primary we have several candidates and all the members of the club are coming together to select who we think best represents us. That person is then offered to the public along with other candidates from other clubs. Then everyone decides who would be the best person for the job. If you are not a member of the club, you can not vote to pick who we want to run. This is the way it is laid out in Florida statute. Currently, I have suggested the only way I know to correct this, and that is the charter discussion. Basically, we abolish the club affiliations and everyone gets to pick from the beginning.


Yes this is an oversimplification but I do hope it helps some understand.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Scooterbug,

You have to think of political parties like private clubs. We all get together and raise money, find candidates, socialize with each other, because all supposedly subscribe to the same beliefs. In a primary we have several candidates and all the members of the club are coming together to select who we think best represents us. That person is then offered to the public along with other candidates from other clubs. Then everyone decides who would be the best person for the job. If you are not a member of the club, you can not vote to pick who we want to run. This is the way it is laid out in Florida statute. Currently, I have suggested the only way I know to correct this, and that is the charter discussion. Basically, we abolish the club affiliations and everyone gets to pick from the beginning.

Yes this is an oversimplification but I do hope it helps some understand.

 

[florida girl]

There was a time that if you were registered Republican you couldn't vote in the primaries. The majority of candidates were Democrat. Elections were won or lost in the primaries. Times have changed, and many have switched. Supposedly, each party is to select their best candidate in the primary to face the opposing party in the general election.