Sample General Election Ballot

November 5, 2024
Broward County, Florida
President and Vice President County Commissioner, District 1 City of Fort Lauderdale
(Vote for One) (Vote for One)
Herbert E. "Herb" Vargas REP Commissioner, District 4
Donald J. Trump REP Nan H. Rich DEM (Vote for One)
JD Vance Kevin Cochrane
Justice of the Supreme Court
Kamala D. Harris DEM Ted Inserra
Tim Walz Shall Justice Renatha Francis of the Supreme Ben Sorensen
Court be retained in office?
Chase Oliver LPF Warren Sturman
Mike ter Maat Yes
City of Hallandale Beach
Claudia De la Cruz PSL No
Karina Garcia Shall Justice Meredith Sasso of the Supreme Mayor
Court be retained in office? (Vote for One)
Randall Terry CPF
Stephen Broden Yes Joy F. Cooper
Peter Sonski ASP No Carmen "Jackie" Gimenez
Lauren Onak
Fourth District Court of Appeal Commissioner, Seat 3
Jill Stein GRE (Vote for One)
Rudolph Ware Shall Judge Burton C. Conner of the Fourth Anabelle Lima-Taub
District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Viktor Vaynshteyn
Yes Commissioner, Seat 4
Write-In
No (Vote for One)
United States Senator Shall Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz of the Fourth Michele Lazarow
(Vote for One) District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Matthew Mickens
Rick Scott REP Yes
City of Hollywood
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell DEM No
Feena Bonoan LPF Circuit Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit Mayor, At-Large
Tuan TQ Nguyen NPA Group 18 (Vote for One)
Ben Everidge NPA (Vote for One) Eduardo Flores
Jessica Maureen Marra Peter Hanna
Write-In Joshua "Josh" Levy
Write-In Catherine "Cat" Uden
Representative in Congress, District 23 Commissioner, District 2
(Vote for One) County Court Judge, Group 10 (Vote for One)
Joseph "Joe" Kaufman REP (Vote for One) Peter D. Hernandez
Jared Moskowitz DEM Woody Clermont Jill Tracey
Representative in Congress, District 24 Samuel Ford Stark Richard "Coach" Walker
(Vote for One) Commissioner, District 6
City of Cooper City
Jesus Gabriel Navarro REP (Vote for One)
Frederica Wilson DEM Mayor, At-Large Idelma Quintana
(Vote for One) Jamil Richards
Write-In James "Jamie" Curran Claudia Villatoro
Hofit Lottenberg
City of Lauderdale Lakes
Representative in Congress, District 25 City of Coral Springs
(Vote for One) Mayor
Chris Eddy REP Commissioner, Seat 5 (Vote for One)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz DEM (Vote for One) Nicole "Nikki" Hall
Joe McHugh Gloria Ms. Lewis
Write-In José "Joe" Morera Veronica Edwards Phillips
Mark Anthony Spence
City of Dania Beach
State Senator, District 35 Beverly M. Williams
(Vote for One) Commissioner Commissioner, Seat 1
Vincent Parlatore REP (Vote for up to Three) (Vote for One)
Barbara Sharief DEM Joyce L. Davis Easton K. Harrison
State Senator, District 37 Polly Ann Jones Anika Omphroy
(Vote for One) Gunnar Magliocca Commissioner, Seat 3
Imtiaz Mohammad REP Luis Rimoli (Vote for One)
Jason Pizzo DEM Colman Ryan Tycie Causwell
State Representative, District 100 Marco A. Salvino Sr Nethel L. Stephens
(Vote for One) Morris Vaughn Stowers Commissioner, Seat 4
Chip LaMarca REP (Vote for One)
City of Fort Lauderdale
James "Jim" Brenner DEM Ray Joseph
State Representative, District 102 Mayor, At-Large Paul Martin
(Vote for One) (Vote for One) Karlene Maxwell-Williams
Mery Lopez-Palma REP Kenneth D. Cooper
City of Lauderhill
Michael Gottlieb DEM Jim Lewis
State Representative, District 103 Chris Nelson Mayor
(Vote for One) Barbra Anne Stern (Vote for One)
George Navarini REP Dean Trantalis Denise D. Grant
Robin Bartleman DEM Commissioner, District 1 Lawrence "Jabbow" Martin
State Representative, District 105 (Vote for One) Commissioner, Seat 1
(Vote for One) Norby Belz (Vote for One)
Marie Woodson DEM John Charles Herbst Nadia Assad
Joshua Hlavka LPF Commissioner, District 2 Kelvin G. Haynes
Sheriff (Vote for One) John T. Hodgson
(Vote for One) Steven Glassman Tracy Roach
Gregory Tony DEM Charlotte Rodstrom
Charles Whatley IND Chad Van Horn

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 City of Lauderhill City of Pompano Beach City of Wilton Manors

Commissioner, Seat 2 Commissioner, District 1 Mayor

(Vote for One) (Vote for One) (Vote for One)
Melissa P. Dunn Audrey Fesik Mark E. Beigay
Margaret "Pablo" Paul Andrea Leigh McGee Scott Newton
Commissioner, Seat 3 Commissioner, District 3 Mike Sansevero
(Vote for One) (Vote for One)
Broward Soil and Water Conservation District,
Kelly "Big Man Kelly" Davis Alison Fournier Group 4
(Vote for One)
LaToya S. London Tom R. McMahon
S. "Ray" Martin Commissioner, District 4 Jessie Bastos
Commissioner, Seat 4 (Vote for One) Mark Pilling
(Vote for One) John "Jay" Jones Central Broward Water Control District
Richard Campbell Beverly Perkins Zone 5
(Vote for One)
Eula Murray-Hylton Edward "Ed" Phillips
Miguelaille "Migy" Pierre Commissioner, District 5 Miguel Castillo
Mae Smith (Vote for One) Massimo "Max" Pulcini
Grant Archer Coral Bay Community Development District,
City of Margate
Cyndy Floyd Seat 1
(Vote for One)
Commissioner, Seat 1 Sajan Kurian
(Vote for One) Darlene Smith Tina Hagen
Anthony N. Caggiano Alan J. Kapalka
Town of Southwest Ranches
Nina Culver
Coral Springs Improvement District, Seat 1
Juli Van Der Meulen Mayor, At-Large (Vote for One)
Commissioner, Seat 2 (Vote for One)
(Vote for One) Steve Breitkreuz Robert Rafanelli
Rob Reiner Lori Parrish Curt Tiefenbrun
Arlene Ruth Schwartz Commissioner, District 3
(Vote for One) Coral Springs Improvement District, Seat 2
Commissioner, Seat 4 (Vote for One)
(Vote for One) Jim Allbritton
Dan Booker John Steven Garate Ben Groenevelt
Tommy Ruzzano Commissioner, District 4 Laurie Zotter
(Vote for One)
City of North Lauderdale Coral Springs Improvement District, Seat 3
David Scott Kuczenski (Vote for One)
Commissioner, District C Doug McKay
(Vote for One) Mark Ritter
City of Sunrise
Kimotta Johnson Teresa G. Sutton
Regina Martin Mayor Hillcrest Community Development District,
Morfydd "Mar" Woodbine (Vote for One) Seat 3
Mark A. Douglas (Vote for One)
Commissioner, District D
(Vote for One) Niccole Pazos Leonard Bushman
Jeffrey Compere Mike Ryan Abbey Sue Kessman
Darrell "Dee" A. Lewis-Ricketts Commissioner, Seat A Maple Ridge Community Development
(Vote for One) District, Seat 3
City of Oakland Park (Vote for One)
Natalia Allen
Commissioner Vivi Assidon Mark E. Kleiman
(Vote for up to 3) Marco Bohorquez Carla L. Minyan
Fitz Budhoo Latoya Clarke Monterra Community Development District,
Michael E. Carn Erncy Dumornay Seat 1
(Vote for One)
Chris Fischer Mourice "Mo" Hylton
Aisha Gordon Commissioner, Seat B Greg Popowitz
Letitia Newbold (Vote for One) Juan Carlos Sanchez
Ernest Olivas Jr Sophia Haynes Jason Yossi Sharf
Joseph "Joey" Scuotto Jeffrey Yurgealitis Sr
City of Parkland
City of Tamarac Monterra Community Development District,
Commissioner, District 3 Seat 3
(Vote for One) (Vote for One)
Commissioner, District 1
Howard Berger (Vote for One) Valerie Borowski
Cindy Murphy Salomone Marlon Bolton Ricardo Lowe
Horatio Bryan Plantation Acres Improvement District
City of Pembroke Pines
Viola H. Watson (Vote for up to Two)
Commissioner, District 4 Commissioner, District 3 William "Bill" Beazley
(Vote for One) (Vote for One) Scott Brackney
Ali Bhojani Krystal Patterson Peter Gilmore
Elizabeth "Liz" Burns Elvin Villalobos Stephen M. Nieset
Michael "Mike" Hernández South Broward Drainage District, Zone 3
City of West Park
Andy Reitz (Vote for One)
Commissioner, Seat 3 Laureano Chileuitt
City of Plantation
(Vote for One) Scott Hodges
Council Member, Group 5 Gernald Hawkins
(Vote for One) Joy B. Smith
H. Wayne Clark Jr Commissioner, Seat 4
Louis Reinstein (Vote for One)
Cristina Eveillard
City of Pompano Beach
Marvin Price
Mayor, At-Large City of Weston
(Vote for One)
Rex Hardin Commissioner, Seat 1
Debresia Nathel LeSane (Vote for One)
Fabio A. Andrade
Rolando Chavez Page 2
 No. 1 Constitutional Amendment No. 5 Constitutional Amendment City of Cooper City
Article IX, Section 4 and Article XII Article VII, Section 6 and Article XII
Partisan Election of Members of District Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Cooper City, Question
School Boards Homestead Exemptions
Shall the Cooper City Charter be amended to
Proposing amendments to the State Constitution Proposing an amendment to the State authorize the City to publish certain required
to require members of a district school board to Constitution to require an annual adjustment for legal notices on a publicly accessible
be elected in a partisan election rather than a inflation to the value of current or future website owned or designated by Broward
nonpartisan election and to specify that the homestead exemptions that apply solely to levies County as an alternative to publication in a
amendment only applies to elections held on or other than school district levies and for which newspaper of general circulation in the City,
every person who has legal or equitable title to
after the November 2026 general election. real estate and maintains thereon the permanent as permitted by law?
However, partisan primary elections may occur residence of the owner, or another person legally
before the 2026 general election for purposes of or naturally dependent upon the owner is eligible. This proposed Charter amendment is estimated
nominating political party candidates to that office This amendment takes effect January 1, 2025. to have a net positive impact on the City Budget
for placement on the 2026 general election ballot. by eliminating the need for certain newspaper
Yes publications.
Yes No Yes
No No. 6 Constitutional Amendment No
No. 2 Constitutional Amendment Article VI, Section 7
City of Coral Springs
Article I, Section 28 Repeal of Public Campaign Financing
Requirement Coral Springs, Question 1
Right to Fish and Hunt
Proposing the repeal of the provision in the State
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution which requires public financing for REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF
Constitution to preserve forever fishing and campaigns of candidates for elective statewide OBSOLETE, SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS,
hunting, including by the use of traditional office who agree to campaign spending limits. INEFFECTIVE LANGUAGE, AND OTHER
methods, as a public right and preferred means of NON-SUBSTANTIVE TECHNICAL ERRORS
responsibly managing and controlling fish and
wildlife. Specifies that the amendment does not Yes The current Charter has certain provisions that
limit the authority granted to the Fish and Wildlife are obsolete, superseded, gender biased,
No contains ineffective language, and/or has other
Conservation Commission under Section 9 of
Article IV of the State Constitution. technical errors that are non-substantive. Should
Broward County, Referendum 1 the Charter be amended to remove or replace
Yes
obsolete provisions, superseded provisions,
No Membership of Broward County Housing gender bias, ineffective language, and/or other
Council and the Procedure for Establishing technical errors that are non-substantive?
No. 3 Constitutional Amendment Membership
Article X, Section 29 Shall the Broward County Charter be amended to YES FOR APPROVAL
Adult Personal Use of Marijuana remove the prescribed membership categories for NO FOR REJECTION
the Broward County Housing Council (Council), to
Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, allow the Broward County Board of County
purchase, or use marijuana products and Commissioners to establish the membership of Coral Springs, Question 2
marijuana accessories for non-medical personal the Council by ordinance, and to provide that the
consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise;
allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and Council be composed of at least seventeen voting FORFEITURE OF OFFICE/DISCIPLINE
other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, members and no more than nineteen total The current Charter lacks the due process and
process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such members?
products and accessories. Applies to Florida law; rules for how elected officials may be removed
does not change, or immunize violations of, from office or disciplined for misconduct. Should
federal law. Establishes possession limits for Yes the Charter be amended to provide for due
personal use. Allows consistent legislation. process and rules on how to discipline or remove
Defines terms. Provides effective date. No
elected officials from office for misconduct?
The amendment's financial impact primarily Broward County, Referendum 2
comes from expected sales tax collections. If YES FOR APPROVAL
legal today, sales of non-medical marijuana would
be subject to sales tax and would remain so if Expansion of the Broward County Inspector NO FOR REJECTION
voters approve this amendment. Based on other General's Authority
states' experiences, expected retail sales of
non-medical marijuana would generate at least Amends the Broward County Charter to allow the Coral Springs, Question 3
$195.6 million annually in state and local sales tax Broward County Inspector General to provide
revenues once the retail market is fully inspector general services to The School Board of LIFETIME SERVICE LIMITS ON THE CITY
operational, although the timing of this occurring Broward County and the constitutional officers of COMMISSION AND TERMS OF OFFICE FOR
is unclear. Under current law, the existing Broward County if the applicable entity (The THE MAYOR
statutory framework for medical marijuana is School Board or the constitutional officer)
repealed six months after the effective date of this contracts with the Broward County Office of The current Charter does not contain a lifetime
amendment which affects how this amendment service limit on the City Commission. It also
will be implemented. A new regulatory structure Inspector General and with Broward County
for both medical and nonmedical use of marijuana regarding such inspector general services. provides that the Mayor is part of the City
will be needed. Its design cannot be fully known Commission with an 8 consecutive year term limit
until the legislature acts; however, regulatory Yes and two year terms of office. Should the Charter
costs will probably be offset by regulatory fees. be amended to set a 16 year lifetime service limit
Other potential costs and savings cannot be No
predicted. THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL on the City Commission, maintain an 8
AMENDMENT IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A NET North Springs Improvement District, consecutive year term limit and increase the
POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE STATE BUDGET. Referendum Mayor's term of office to 4 years?
THIS IMPACT MAY RESULT IN GENERATING AMENDING DISTRICT CHARTER PROVIDING YES FOR APPROVAL
ADDITIONAL REVENUE OR AN INCREASE IN FOR ELECTION OF DISTRICT
GOVERNMENT SERVICES. SUPERVISORS BY MAJORITY OF ALL NO FOR REJECTION
Yes QUALIFIED ELECTORS
Shall Chapter 2021- ____, Laws of Florida, Coral Springs, Question 4
No
amending the North Springs Improvement District
No. 4 Constitutional Amendment Charter, providing that the members of the District COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR AND
Article I, New Section Board of Supervisors shall be elected by majority COMMISSIONERS
vote of all qualified electors of the district instead The current Charter provides a set compensation
Amendment to Limit Government of just landowners for four year terms, with amount, as increased by the consumer price
Interference with Abortion staggered elections every two years beginning in
November 2026, with two additional seats elected index, for the Mayor and City Commissioners.
No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict in 2030, become effective? Shall the Charter of the City of Coral Springs be
abortion before viability or when necessary to amended to provide that the Mayor and City
protect the patient's health, as determined by the Yes
patient's healthcare provider. This amendment Commissioners will be compensated annually
does not change the Legislature's constitutional No based on the average salaries less two percent of
authority to require notification to a parent or the Mayor and Commissioners of the cities of
guardian before a minor has an abortion. City of Coconut Creek Margate, Tamarac, Pompano Beach, and
The proposed amendment would result in Coconut Creek?
significantly more abortions and fewer live births Coconut Creek, Question YES FOR APPROVAL
per year in Florida. The increase in abortions
could be even greater if the amendment CHANGE TO ELECTED MAYOR AND FOUR NO FOR REJECTION
invalidates laws requiring parental consent before (4) DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS INSTEAD OF
minors undergo abortions and those ensuring FIVE (5) DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
only licensed physicians perform abortions. There Coral Springs, Question 5
is also uncertainty about whether the amendment SHOULD THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED
will require the state to subsidize abortions with TO CREATE THE POSITION OF AN ELECTED PROCEDURE FOR QUALIFYING FOR
public funds. Litigation to resolve those and other MAYOR AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
uncertainties will result in additional costs to the OFFICE BY PETITION
state government and state courts that will DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS FROM FIVE (5)
negatively impact the state budget. An increase in TO FOUR (4)? THIS CHANGE WILL REQUIRE The current Charter provides that for a candidate
abortions may negatively affect the growth of MODIFYING THE CITY'S DISTRICT MAP TO to obtain a waiver from paying a qualifying fee to
state and local revenues over time. Because the PROVIDE FOR ONLY FOUR (4) DISTRICTS run for office, that candidate may obtain 5% of the
fiscal impact of increased abortions on state and AND AN ELECTED MAYOR (ALL ELECTED AT registered voters signatures. Should the Charter
local revenues and costs cannot be estimated LARGE). THE MARCH 9, 2027 MUNICIPAL be amended to provide that instead of obtaining
with precision, the total impact of the proposed ELECTION WILL BE CANCELED AND ALL
amendment is indeterminate. THE FINANCIAL signatures from 5% of the voters that the
ELECTED OFFICES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT candidate must have one signature for each
IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT CANNOT BE AT THE MARCH 13, 2029 MUNICIPAL
DETERMINED DUE TO AMBIGUITIES AND ELECTION. dollar they would have paid if they paid the
UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING THE qualifying fee?
AMENDMENT'S IMPACT. Yes
Yes No YES FOR APPROVAL
No NO FOR REJECTION

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 City of Dania Beach Dania Beach, Question 7 Dania Beach, Question 13
Dania Beach, Question 1 Shall the notice and requirements for calling Shall the advisory board residency
a special meeting be updated? [Part II. requirement be increased from 6 months to
Shall a charter conflict for date of newly Article 6, Section 3] 12 months? [Part IX, Article 1, Section 1]
elected officials taking office be eliminated?
[Part II, Article I, Section 1] The Charter currently provides that the mayor, The Charter provides a six (6) month residency
any two members of the City Commission or the requirement for all advisory board members. The
The City Charter currently conflicts on what is the City Manager may call a special meeting noticed City is seeking to increase the residency
start date for newly elected officials, and the by hand delivery. The provision is to be clarified to requirement to 12 months.
conflict should be removed to reflect the start date remove seeking two members due to sunshine
of the second Tuesday of November, versus the law requirements; adding in the City Attorney and Shall the above-described Charter amendment
second Monday of November, following the Vice Mayor and providing electronic notice be adopted?
applicable election. delivery. YES
Shall the above-described Charter amendment Shall the above-described Charter amendment NO
be adopted? be adopted?
Dania Beach, Question 14
YES YES
NO NO Shall the mayor and manager sign contracts
over $50,000, and lesser contracts by
Dania Beach, Question 2 Dania Beach, Question 8 Manager? [Part X, Article 4, Section 1]
Currently all contracts are to be signed by the City
Shall obsolete four-year staggered term Shall the requirement for special meetings Manager, City Clerk and Counter-signed by the
election history be removed from the be updated to authorize contracts over Mayor. The provision should be modified to reflect
charter? [Part II, Article I Section 2] $50,000? [Part II. Article 6, Section 5] that all contracts and legal instruments over
$50,000.00 and should be signed by the Manager
The City Charter currently delineates the history The Charter currently provides that a special and Countersigned by the Mayor. All other
for staggard, biennial, four year terms and the meeting of the City Commission requires a 4/5 contracts should be signed by the City Manager,
move from a March election to a November vote when the purchase or contract exceeds or her designee. It is proposed that the Charter
election cycle. It is proposed to remove the $25,000.00. As the City Manager's administrative be amended to provide this clarification.
history and simply require staggered terms for authority to purchase or contract has been
commissioners. increased to $50,000.00 without City Commission Shall the above-described Charter amendment
action, the 4/5 vote for a purchase or contract at a be adopted?
Shall the above-described Charter amendment special commission meeting is recommended to
be adopted? be increased to purchases or contracts over
$50,000.00. YES
YES Shall the above-described Charter amendment NO
NO be adopted?
Dania Beach, Question 15
YES
Dania Beach, Question 3
NO Shall the Charter be amended to authorize
notices be published consistent with state
Shall obsolete term limit language as to prior law? [Part X, Article 6, Section 5]
elections be removed from the Charter? Dania Beach, Question 9
[Part II, Article I Section 3] The Charter provides that all legal notices shall be
published in a newspaper of general circulation.
The City Charter currently provides the history for Shall the bond requirements for officers,
the application of term limits for the 2009 and clerks and employees be updated to include Should the charter be amended to also authorize
publication as authorized under State law.
2012 elections. It is proposed that the Charter be insurance? [Part III. Article 1, Section 4]
amended to remove such language from the It is proposed that the Charter be amended to Shall the above-described Charter amendment
Charter as obsolete. provide a clarification that the City may obtain a be adopted?
bond or insurance for all officers, clerks, or
Shall the above-described Charter amendment employees, at an amount determined by the YES
be adopted? City's insurance agent. It is proposed that the NO
Charter be amended to provide this clarification.
YES
Shall the above-described Charter amendment Dania Beach, Question 16
NO be adopted?
Should Scrivener's Errors be removed from
Dania Beach, Question 4 the Charter?
YES
The City Charter currently contains certain
Shall the requirement that any expenditure NO scrivener's errors that should be corrected for
over a $1,000,000.00 be by ordinance be clarity. It is proposed that the Charter be
amended to $5,000,000.00? [Part II, Article 3, Dania Beach, Question 10 amended to provide this clarification.
Section 2]
The City Charter currently provides a requirement Shall the public procurement piggyback Shall the above-described Charter amendment
that any expenditure over $1,000,000.00 be by authorization be modified from 18 months to be adopted?
ordinance. It is proposed that the Charter be up to three years old? [Part III, Article 4,
amended to require an ordinance for any Section 4(j)] YES
expenditure over $5,000,000.00, be approved by
ordinance. The City Charter currently provides for public NO
procurement piggybacking on contracts issued
Shall the above-described Charter amendment within 18 months. The City would like to modify
the provision to allow piggyback procurement Dania Beach, Question 17
be adopted?
within 3 years. It is proposed that the Charter be
YES amended to provide this clarification. Should the map and legal description of City
be amended to include annexed areas?
NO Shall the above-described Charter amendment
be adopted? The City Charter contains a map and legal
Dania Beach, Question 5 description of the City’s boundaries. In 2023, two
YES parcels were annexed into the City. It is proposed
to update the City Charter map and boundary
Shall obsolete reference to March versus NO legal description to include these parcels.
November election be removed from the
Charter? [Part II, Article I Section 5] Dania Beach, Question 11 Shall the above-described Charter amendment
The City Charter currently provides history as to be adopted?
the biennial election process and that the biennial Shall obsolete language from prior Yes
organizational meeting after each regular nominations of City Commission candidate
municipal election is held in March, and should be be deleted? [Part VI, Article 1, Section 4] No
modified to November, 2022, and every election
thereafter. It is proposed that the Charter be The City Charter currently provides the specific
amended to provide this clarification. nomination history for the March 2011 election,
which language should be eliminated as obsolete.
Shall the above-described Charter amendment It is proposed that the Charter be amended to
be adopted? provide this clarification.
YES Shall the above-described Charter amendment
NO be adopted?
YES
Dania Beach, Question 6
NO
Shall inconsistent language regarding City
Commission voting be clarified? [Part II, Dania Beach, Question 12
Article 3, Section 4]
The City Charter currently provides that ordinance Shall duplicative language relating to Mayor
or resolutions are adopted by 3/5 vote. However, and Manager executing contracts be
the City's Charter (Article 3, Section 2) or code of eliminated? [Part VII, Article 3, Section 2]
ordinances may require a greater vote of the City The City Charter includes duplicative language as
Commission. It is proposed that the Charter be to requiring the Mayor and City Manager to sign
amended to provide this clarification. contracts. That duplicative language is
recommended to be deleted.
Shall the above-described Charter amendment
be adopted? Shall the above-described Charter amendment
be adopted?
YES YES
NO NO

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 City of Hollywood Hollywood, Question 4 City of Lauderdale Lakes

Hollywood, Question 1 CHARTER AMENDMENTS - REFERENDUM Lauderdale Lakes, Question 1

VARIOUS AMENDMENTS REGARDING
CHARTER AMENDMENTS - REFERENDUM ARTICLE VI OF THE CITY CHARTER PROPOSED AMENDMENT #1
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO SECTION IN ENTITLED "CITY MANAGER", ARTICLE VII
ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY CHARTER ENTITLED "CITY Salaries of Mayor and Commissioners
ENTITLED "THE CITY COMMISSION" AND ATTORNEY", AND ARTICLE VIII OF THE
ARTICLE III OF THE CITY CHARTER Shall the amendment to Section 3.07 of the
CITY CHARTER ENTITLED "OFFICERS AND Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes fixing the
ENTITLED "ELECTIONS" EMPLOYEES" salary of the mayor at $20,000 annually and the
The amendments to Article II of the Charter The amendments to Article VI of the Charter salary of the commissioners at $18,000 annually,
entitled "The City Commission" provide for clean entitled "City Manager" clarify provisions effective January 2025, and adjusted annually
up of existing grammar and language, and adds a regarding absence and appointment of the city based on the change in the Consumer Price
provision for succession of the mayor in the event manager. The amendments to Article VII entitled Index (CPI) as reported by the Bureau of Labor
of the absence of both the mayor and vice mayor. "City Attorney" allows the city attorney to appoint Statistics be adopted?
The amendments to Article III of the Charter or remove all personnel in his or her
entitled "Elections" seek to remove obsolete administration. The amendments to Article VIII For Approval
language pertaining to Campaign Finance entitled "Officers and Employees" prohibits the
Reform, and to clean up existing grammar and Against Approval
city commission from suggesting appointment or
language. employment of any person to office.
Lauderdale Lakes, Question 2
QUESTION QUESTION
PROPOSED AMENDMENT #2
Should Article II of the City Charter entitled "The Should Article VI of the City Charter entitled "City
City Commission" and Article III of the City Manager", Article VII of the City Charter entitled Deletion of Reference to November 2007
Charter entitled "Elections" be amended in the "City Attorney", and Article VIII of the City Charter Transitional Meeting and 2008 Vice Mayor
various ways described above? entitled "Officers and Employees" be amended as Term
described above? Shall the amendment to Section 3.09 of the
Fiscal Impact of Proposed City Charter
Amendments concerning The City Commission Fiscal Impact of Proposed City Charter Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes deleting
language referring to holding a transitional
Amendments concerning The City Commission organizational meeting in November 2007 with
The proposed Charter amendments do not result
in significant additional costs. the term of Vice Mayor extended to November
The proposed Charter amendments do not result 2008 be adopted?
in significant additional costs.
Yes For Approval
No Yes Against Approval
No
Hollywood, Question 2 Lauderdale Lakes, Question 3
Hollywood, Question 5
CHARTER AMENDMENTS - REFERENDUM PROPOSED AMENDMENT #3
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS ENTITLED
"INITIATIVE" CHARTER AMENDMENTS - REFERENDUM Independent audit
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE XI OF
These amendments would amend Article IV of THE CITY CHARTER ENTITLED "CHARTER Shall the amendment to Section 3.15 of the
the City Charter entitled "Initiative". Specifically, REVIEW COMMITTEE" Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes providing
the amendments would require that initiative for compliance with the requirements of Section
petitions be submitted to the City Clerk and City These amendments would amend Article XI of 218.391, Florida Statutes be adopted?
Attorney prior to obtaining signatures; change the City Charter entitled "Charter Review
Committee". Specifically, the amendments seek For Approval
language to clarify that the initiative process
applies to proposed ordinances; and cleans up to change the frequency of its appointment from Against Approval
existing grammar and language to make the six years to ten years; changes when the
Charter more cohesive and consistent. committee is to be appointed from March to
January; changes when the committee shall Lauderdale Lakes, Question 4
QUESTION submit to the city commission any proposed
Charter amendments along with associated ballot PROPOSED AMENDMENT #4
Should Article IV of the City Charter entitled language from June to April, and seeks to clean
"Initiative" be amended in the various ways up existing grammar and language. Minimum Civil Service Board Meetings
described above? Shall the amendment to Section 7.01(A) of the
QUESTION
Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes, providing
Fiscal Impact of Proposed City Charter that the Civil Service Board shall conduct a
Should Article XI of the City Charter entitled
Amendments concerning The City Commission "Charter Review Committee" be amended in the meeting on a minimum quarterly basis be
various ways described above? adopted?
The proposed Charter amendments do not result
in significant additional costs. Fiscal Impact of Proposed City Charter For Approval
Amendments concerning The City Commission Against Approval
Yes
The proposed Charter amendments do not result Lauderdale Lakes, Question 5
No in significant additional costs.
Yes PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5
Hollywood, Question 3
No Standards of Ethics
CHARTER AMENDMENTS - REFERENDUM Shall the amendment to Section 8.01 of the
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS ENTITLED Hollywood, Question 6 Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes providing
"REFERENDUM" for the insertion of Section 1-19.- Code of ethics
These amendments would amend Article V of the CHARTER AMENDMENTS - REFERENDUM for elected officials, of the Broward County Code
City Charter entitled "Referendum". Specifically, VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE XIII of Ordinances be adopted?
the amendments define when Referendum are OF THE CITY CHARTER ENTITLED
allowed and would require that referendum "LIMITATION ON SALE, LEASE OR For Approval
petitions be submitted to the City Clerk and City PURCHASE OF CITY-OWNED REAL Against Approval
Attorney prior to obtaining signatures; change PROPERTY"
language to clarify that the referendum process These amendments amend Article XIII of the
applies to ordinances; and cleans up existing Charter entitled "Limitations on Sale, Lease or Lauderdale Lakes, Question 6
grammar and language to make the Charter more Purchase of City-Owned Real Property" by
cohesive and consistent. clarifying applicability to property east of the PROPOSED AMENDMENT #6
Intracoastal and city-owned historic designated
QUESTION properties; removing referendum option for the sale Removal and replacement of
or lease of certain city-owned property for a period Gender-Specific Pronouns
Should Article V of the City Charter entitled in excess of 20 years; requiring a 5/7ths vote of the Shall the amendment to remove and replace
"Referendum" be amended in the various ways commission for lease of certain city-owned
described above? properties in excess of 50 years. gender-specific pronouns found in eighteen (18)
locations in the Charter of the City of Lauderdale
Fiscal Impact of Proposed City Charter QUESTION Lakes with gender-neutral pronouns be adopted?
Amendments concerning The City Commission For Approval
Should Article XIII of the City Charter entitled
The proposed Charter amendments do not result "Limitation on Sale, Lease or Purchase of Against Approval
in significant additional costs. City-Owned Real Property" be amended in the
various ways described above? Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
Yes
Fiscal Impact of Proposed City Charter Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Question
No Amendments concerning The City Commission
CHANGE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The proposed Charter amendments do not result in DATE FROM MARCH TO NOVEMBER
significant additional costs. The Charter provides that the election for Town
Commissioner or Mayor-Commissioner shall be
Yes held on the second Tuesday of March of each
even-numbered year, and refers to March as the
No time of the general municipal election. Shall the
Charter be amended to revise references and
move the Town's general municipal election from
March to November, beginning in 2026, to
increase voter participation and reduce the cost of
administering such elections?

Yes
No

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 City of Lighthouse Point Lighthouse Point, Question 7 Parkland, Question 3
Lighthouse Point, Question 1 CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT CHARTER C. Authority to CaII Special Meetings.
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 6 - PROVIDE
SERIES 2019 GENERAL OBLIGATION FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS, GENERAL The Charter provides that special meetings of the
BONDS TO PAY FOR STORMWATER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND ELECTION City Commission may only be called by the
UTILITY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROCEDURES Mayor, or two (2) or more Commissioners. Shall
the City Charter be amended to also authorize the
In 2019, the City’s electorate approved the Shall the Charter be amended to provide that City Manager to call for a special meeting of the
issuance of $16,500,000 in general obligation Special Elections be held concurrently with City Commission?
bonds, payable from ad valorem taxes, to provide
funds to replace the fire station, construct or General Municipal Elections, General Elections or Yes
improve public works buildings, a recreational Primary Elections, unless the commission passes
building and library facilities. Approximately by ordinance or resolution an alternative date and No
$900,000 remains after completion of the allocates sufficient funding for a Special Election,
projects. Shall funds from the voter approved and removes language relating to absentee
series 2019a general obligation bonds be Parkland, Question 4
balloting to conform with state law?
authorized to pay for necessary improvements to
the city’s stormwater utility system? YES D. Clarifying Authority to Execute
Documents on Behalf of the City.
YES NO
The City Charter states that the Mayor shall
NO execute all documents on behalf of the City. Shall
Lighthouse Point, Question 8 the City Charter be amended to provide that the
Lighthouse Point, Question 2 City Commission may also authorize the City
CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT CHARTER Manager or other designee to execute documents
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 7 - on behalf of the City?
CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT CHARTER ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 1 - FILLING AND CORRECTING GRAMMAR AND
VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR Yes
PUNCTUATION
Shall the Charter be amended to provide that No
Shall the City Charter be amended to eliminate
upon a vacancy in the office of mayor, a person and/or correct several obsolete and outdated
appointed as mayor from among commissioners Town of Pembroke Park
provisions that are inconsistent with current
shall serve until the next general municipal government laws and practices and correction of
election as long as such election is held within 90 grammatical and punctuation errors? Pembroke Park, Question 1
days of appointment, and also provide upon
vacancy in the office of mayor, authority of the YES APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR, VICE
commission to hold a Special Election within two MAYOR, CLERK-COMMISSIONER AND
years from the date of commission appointment NO ACTING CLERK-COMMISSIONER EVERY
of mayor? TWO YEARS
City of Margate
YES The Pembroke Park Charter currently provides for
Margate, Question the appointment by the Town Commission of the
NO Mayor-Commissioner, Vice-Mayor Commissioner,
REFERENDUM FOR CITY OF MARGATE and Clerk-Commissioner at the first regular
Lighthouse Point, Question 3 REVENUE BONDS FOR WATER AND meeting following every election in the Town.
WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPITAL Shall the Charter be amended to provide for the
CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT CHARTER IMPROVEMENT PLAN appointment by the Town Commission and
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 2 - FILLING A rotation of the Mayor-Commissioner, Vice-Mayor
To ensure the public's safety and health and to Commissioner, Clerk-Commissioner and Acting
COMMISSION VACANCY comply with environmental regulatory Clerk-Commissioner every two (2) years?
Shall the Charter be amended to provide that requirements, shall the City of Margate issue not
upon a vacancy in the office of commissioner, a exceeding $120,000,000 water and wastewater YES
person appointed by the commission to fill the improvement revenue bonds, in one or more
vacancy shall serve until the next General series, bearing interest at rates not exceeding the NO
Municipal Election as long as such election is held maximum legal rate and maturing not later than
within 90 days of appointment, and also provide thirty years after the issuance date(s), payable Pembroke Park, Question 2
upon vacancy in the office of commissioner, from water and wastewater revenues, to finance
authority of the commission to hold a Special the cost of improvements to the City's water and
Election within two years from the date of wastewater system? ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN POSITIONS
appointment of commissioner? AS CHARTER OFFICERS REPORTING
DIRECTLY TO THE TOWN COMMISSION
YES FOR BONDS The Pembroke Park Charter does not currently
NO AGAINST BONDS identify which positions in the Town report directly
to the Town Commission. Shall the Town Charter
City of North Lauderdale be amended to establish the Town Manager,
Lighthouse Point, Question 4 Town Clerk, Public Services Director, Building
Official, Town Attorney, Finance Director, Town
CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT CHARTER North Lauderdale, Question Planner and Chief of Police as Charter Officers
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 3 - engaged by and reporting directly to the Town
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REMOVING THE 5% ANNUAL LIMITATION
COMMISSION ON COMMISSIONER COMPENSATION FROM Commission?
CITY CHARTER.
Shall the Charter be amended to provide that YES
annually at second meeting in March, the Shall the City Charter be amended to remove the
commission elect the president and vice president provision related to the annual 5% limitation of NO
of the commission and commission president commissioner compensation and to continue to
shall serve as acting mayor during any require the City Commission to adopt an City of Pompano Beach
inaccessibility, vacancy, death or disability of the ordinance establishing annual compensation for
mayor and commission vice president shall serve the City Commission at the time of approval of the
annual budget? Pompano Beach, Question 1
as president during any inaccessibility, absence
or disability of commission president? PROPOSED AMENDMENT #1
This proposed Charter amendment will have no
YES financial impact to the City. REMOVING EMINENT DOMAIN FROM THE
NO Yes CHARTER AS A REQUIREMENT FOR
PROPERTY TRANSFERS TO
No GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Lighthouse Point, Question 5
City of Parkland Shall the power of eminent domain requirement
CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT CHARTER be removed from Section 253 (h) of the Pompano
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 4 - Beach City Charter?
Parkland, Question 1
REPLACEMENT OF TITLES OF THE
DEPARTMENT HEADS AND REMOVAL OF A. Clarification and Update of City Charter. YES
CITY ATTORNEY FROM EXECUTIVE
BRANCH Shall the City Charter be amended for style, NO
clarity and consistency, and gender neutrality,
Shall the Charter be amended to rename the titles along with amendments removing outdated
of the department heads within the City to provide provisions, and amendments updating the Pompano Beach, Question 2
for the current titles being utilized in the City and Charter to conform with State law provisions?
remove the city attorney from the executive PROPOSED AMENDMENT #2
branch? Yes APPROVING CONTRACTS BY RESOLUTION
YES No AND FOR TERMS LONGER THAN FIVE
YEARS WITH CITY COMMISSION
NO APPROVAL.
Parkland, Question 2
Shall the contract provisions of the Pompano
Lighthouse Point, Question 6 Beach City Charter [Section 251 (c)] be amended
B. Frequency and Timing of Redistricting
Process. to allow contracts to be approved by resolution
CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT CHARTER consistent with state law, and shall the term of
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 5 - PROVIDE The Charter requires the City Commission to such contracts be permitted to exceed five (5)
CLARIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF redraw districts on an equal population basis years if approved by the City Commission?
POLICE OFFICERS AND REMOVAL OF every four years. Shall the Charter be amended
POLICE CHIEF to require redrawing Commission districts not
more than one year after the decennial census YES
Shall the Charter be amended relating to the city's data is available, or sooner if the Commission
police department to remove obsolete position NO
determines the districts have become unbalanced
titles, to clarify that police officers shall only act in due to population shifts or that there was
said capacity upon written authority of the mayor, insufficient time after the data became available
and to conform the process of removal of police to redistrict within the time period provided by
chief to the requirements of state law? State law?
YES Yes
NO No

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 Pompano Beach, Question 3 City of Weston

PROPOSED AMENDMENT #3 Weston, Question 1

APPROVING LEASES BY RESOLUTION AND Commission Vice Mayor

FOR TERMS LONGER THAN FIFTY YEARS The current City Charter does not provide for a
WITH CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL. Vice Mayor. The Charter Review Board and City
Shall the lease provisions of the Pompano Beach Commission have proposed that the Charter be
City Charter [Section 250 (a) and (b)] be amended to provide that the City Commission
amended to approve leases of City-owned shall, each year, appoint one of its members to
property by resolution consistent with state law, serve as Vice Mayor, who shall, during the
with two (2) public hearings for approval, and absence or unavailability of the Mayor, assume all
shall the term of such leases be allowed to rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of the
exceed fifty (50) years if approved by the City Mayor. The Vice Mayor would be compensated
Commission? the same as Commissioners.
YES Shall the above-described Amendment be
adopted?
NO
Town of Southwest Ranches Yes
No
Southwest Ranches, Question 1
Weston, Question 2
SOUTHWEST RANCHES
AMENDMENT #1
CORPORATE EXISTENCE & OATH OF Charter Review Board Chair and Vice Chair
OFFICE. The current City Charter provides that the City
Should the Charter of the Town of Southwest Commission shall appoint a five member Charter
Ranches be amended to include the promotion of Review Board every ten years to review the
the Town's agricultural and equestrian character. Charter but does not provide for a procedure to
appoint a Chair and Vice Chair. The Charter
Shall the above-described amendment be Review Board and City Commission have
adopted? proposed that the Charter be amended to provide
that the Charter Review Board shall, at its first
YES meeting, select from among its members a Chair
NO and a Vice Chair.
Shall the above-described Amendment be
Southwest Ranches, Question 2 adopted?
SOUTHWEST RANCHES Yes
AMENDMENT #2
COMMENCEMENT OF TERMS. No
Should the Charter of the Town of Southwest
Ranches be amended to clarify that term of office
shall not commence until the election results have
been certified.
Shall the above-described amendment be
adopted?
YES
NO

Southwest Ranches, Question 3

SOUTHWEST RANCHES
AMENDMENT #3
RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.
Currently, the Town of Southwest Ranches'
Charter states that Charter amendments require
a sixty (60) percent vote of approval. Should the
language of the Town's Charter be amended to
clarify that Charter Amendments require "at least"
sixty (60) percent approval by the voters
Shall the above-described amendment be
adopted?

YES
NO

Southwest Ranches, Question 4

SOUTHWEST RANCHES
AMENDMENT #4
TRANSITION.
Should the Charter of the Town of Southwest
Ranches be amended to rename the Town's
original Transition Article and to eliminate all of
the outdated corporate formation language.
Shall the above-described amendment be
adopted?
YES
NO

Southwest Ranches, Question 5

SOUTHWEST RANCHES
AMENDMENT #5
TRANSITION.
Should the Charter of the Town of Southwest
Ranches be amended to require five affirmative
votes of the Town Council to add proactive items
to the Town's proactive code enforcement list?
Shall the above-described amendment be
adopted?
YES
NO

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