You can find a Voter Guide with information about what’s on your ballot on voteractionpinellas.org. Just click on the link that says “Click here for your November election Voter Guide.” Here’s a link to go directly” Voter Guide Address Lookup Link.
You’ll land on a page where you can enter your address. As you type your address the system should auto populate options for you. Once the address is populated click Submit.
You’ll land on a voter guide with information about everything on your ballot for your precinct. This is the header for the Voter Guide for people who live in Kathy Castor’s District, Dstrct 14, and in State House 60 and in the City of St. Petersburg.
You’ll see that you can click on links for each section to navigate the page.
We’ve listed ballot items in the Voter Guide in the same order as they appear on your ballot. First we list Partisan Elections,where there is a Democrat running against a Republican. In each of these races we list the Democrat. Here are examples of federal offices. A Pinellas voter in US House District 13 will have Whitney Fox listed on their Voter Guide.
This Section also will list the partisan state and local races. In the north part of the County, there’s a race for State Senate District 21. All State House Districts in the County have contested races, so every voter will see an entry for that race. Both open Pinellas Commission seats are At-Large, which means that all Pinellas voters will vote on those seats.
After the partisan races you’ll see judicial retention questions. Voters are asked to vote either “yes” to retain or “no” to not retain 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. Voter Action Pinellas does not tell you how to vote. We provide information you can use to determine whether to vote "yes" or "no" on retention.We provide information that voters may use to determine whether to vote "yes" or "no" on retention
The two Supreme Court justices up for retention voted against the right to abortion and have Federalist Society affiliation. So voters may choose to vote no under retention even though Governor DeSantis would appoint a replacement, under the theory that a replacement couldn’t be worse.
It’s trickier with the Court of Appeal. A voter may decide that a Crist or Bush appointee with no Federalist Society affiliation would be better than anyone Governor DeSantis would appoint as a replacement.
The second part of the Voter Guide provides information about nonpartisan elections, where there is no patrisan primary and party affiliation is not listed on the ballot. We lst candidates most closely aligned with our values.
For the Circuit Judge election, Voter Action Pinellas lists the candidate most closely aligned with our values, based solely on publicly available information about each candidates' affiliation with political parties and other partisan groups. Nick Fiorentino is a registered Republican, but he has endorsements from Democratic officeholders. Hs opponent was an attorney for the Pinellas Republican Party and is affiliated with the Federalist Society. Click HERE for more information about the Circuit Judge election.
There is one School Board race in November – in District 5, in the Clearwater area. It is a “Single Member” seats, so only voters who live in the District vote in that election. Here’s a link to a map of Pinellas County Schools Board District 5: School Board Districts 4 and 5 Precincts. Katie Blaxberg is a Registered Republican, but she is opposed to the major points in the Moms for Liberty agenda. Her opponent is affiliated with Moms for Liberty and is backed by Ron DeSantis.
For these School Board elections, we list only Democrats and others who indicate shared values.
These are nonpartisan elections, so candidates’ party affiliation is not listed on the ballot. We list the affiliation that the candidate has selected on their voter registration.
In November there are municipal elections in 5 Pinellas municipalities: Dunedin, Largo, and St. Petersburg. And there are either proposed Charter Amendments in Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, Seminole, and Largo.
There are two fire Districts with an election for a Commission Seat: the Palm Harbor Special Fire Control & Rescue District and the Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District.
All of the municipal and fire district races are nonpartisan, which means that party affiliation won’t be on the ballot. We provide party affiliation for your information. If there is a registered Democrat running against a registered Republican, then we list the Democrat. Where there is no Democrat running, then we list the candidate most closely aligned with our values. Here’s an example from St. Petersburg District 3.
There are some races where two Democrats are running against each other, as in St. Petersburg District 5. Voter Action Pinellas does not endorse a candidate in either of these races, but we encourage you to make a choice and share it with your friends and family.
We also provide information about the proposed FL constitutional amendments. We are fortunate to have consistent guidance from all like-minded groups. They all recommend a Yes vote on the two citizen petitions – legalizing marijuana and providing a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability. And they all recommend no on the four that are proposed by the Republican-majority FL legislature.
All Pinellas voters also have proposed County Charter amendments. We provide guidance provided by Democratic Party leaders.
There also are either there are either proposed Charter Amendments in Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, Seminole, and Largo. We provide any information we have on recommendations for these balot items.
At the bottom of your guide you’ll see a button to download the Democratic sample ballot for your precinct. You’ll also see a button that will lead you to a voteractionpinellas.org website page with information about how to submit your ballot. Click HERE to see that information. Every Voter Guide also has a button linked to this League of Women Voters’ nonpartisan Voter Guide: https://lwvspa.org/voter-guide/. There’s also a lik you can use to request a printed version of this Voter Guide.
Now that you are familiar with the items on your ballot, the next step is to submit it as soon as possible, and then help your voters vote quickly. Click here for next steps.
