Partisan Races — Democrats on Your Ballot
President/Vice President
Kamala Harris/Tim Walz
United States Senator
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Rep. in Congress District 13
Whitney Fox
State Senator District 21
Doris H. Carroll
State Representative District 58
Bryan Beckman
Board of County Commissioners District 1 - At Large
Joanne "Cookie" Kennedy
Board of County Commissioners District 3 - At Large
Charlie Justice
Judicial Retention
Voters are asked to vote either “yes” to retain or “no” to not retain these Supreme Court justices and District Court of Appeal judges. There are no opposing candidates. If a majority of voters vote "no" on retention of a justice or judge, then Governor DeSantis will appoint a replacement. Set forth below is information that voters may use to determine whether to vote "yes" or "no" on retention.
Justice of the Supreme Court
Renatha Francis
Appointed by Ron DeSantis
Voted against the right to abortion under the Florida constitution, thereby allowing the 6-week abortion ban
Voted against putting Amendment 4 on the ballot
Federalist Society affiliation
Meredith Sasso
Appointed by Rick Scott
Voted against the right to abortion under the Florida constitution, thereby allowing the 6-week abortion ban
Voted against putting Amendment 4 on the ballot
Federalist Society affiliation
District Court of Appeal
Anthony K. Black
Appointed by Charlie Crist
Edward C. LaRose
Appointed by Jeb Bush
Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim
Appointed by Rick Scott
Federalist Society affiliation
Circuit Judge
This is a nonpartisan election. Candidate party affiliation is not listed on the ballot. Below is the candidate that Voter Action Pinellas has identified as most closely aligned with our values.
6th Circuit Group 14
Nick Fiorentino
Republican
School Board
This is a nonpartisan election. Candidate party affiliation is not listed on the ballot. Below is the candidate that Voter Action Pinellas has identified as most closely aligned with our values.
School Board Member – District 5 – Single Member
Katie Blaxberg
Republican
#1: NO
(change school board elections from nonpartisan to partisan)
#2: NO
(make fishing and hunting the preferred means of managing wildlife)
#3: YES
(legalize marijuana for adults 21 years and older)
#4: YES
(provide a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability)
#5: NO
(provide inflation adjustment for home valuation for calculating the homestead property tax exemption)
#6: NO
(repeal public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits)
County Ballot Questions
Proposed County Charter Amendments
Below are recommendations from Democratic leaders.
#1: YES
(impose a limit of 12 consecutive years as a County Commissioner, with eligibility to resume after at least 4 years of not being a County Commissioner)
#2: NO
(increase requirements for citizen initiative petition drives)
#3: YES
(lower signature percentage for petition drives for proposed County Charter amendments from 8% of Pinellas registered voters to 5%)
#4: NO
(increase the vote required to remove a County Attorney)
#5: YES
(require that County Charter referenda appear only on ballots in general elections held in November in even-numbered years)
#6: NO
(reduce public notice requirements for special elections to vote on County Charter amendment referenda)
#7: YES
(revise County Charter to remove outdated one-time provisions, remove gender references, update organization names, and remove references to organizations that no longer exist)
Pinellas County School Board Referendum
YES (impose ad valorem tax of .001 of assessed property value to provide school funding)
(indicates recommendation of the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association)
Click HERE for cost calculation guide and info about use of funds.
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