November 5, 2024 Election
Voter Guide
US14, State House 60, St. Petersburg
Ballot #2-[_]
Mayor
All candidates indicate alignment with our values -- choose one
(candidates listed in the order they appear on the ballot)
President/Vice President
Kamala Harris/Tim Walz
United States Senator
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
U.S. House District 14
Kathy Castor
Florida House District 60
Lindsay Cross
Pinellas County Board of Commissioners District 1 -- At Large
Joanne "Cookie" Kennedy
Pinellas County Board of 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.
Florida Supreme Court
Renatha Francis
- Appointed by Ron DeSantis
- Upheld 15-week abortion ban
- Federalist Society
Meredith Sasso
- Appointed by Rick Scott
- Upheld 15-week abortion ban
- Federalist Society
Second District Court of Appeals
Anthony K. Black
- Appointed by Charlie Crist
Edward C. LaRose
- Appointed by Jeb Bush
Susan H. Rothstein-Youak
- Appointed by Rick Scott
- Federalist Society
Circuit Judge
Below is the candidate that Voter Action Pinellas has identified as most closely aligned with our values.
Nick Fiorentino
Republican
City of St. Petersburg
This is a nonpartisan election. Candidate party affiliation is not listed on the ballot. Below are the candidates that Voter Action Pinellas has identified as most closely aligned with our values.
St. Petersburg City Council District 3
Michael Harting
No Party Affiliation
St. Petersburg City Council District 5
(Choose One)
Debora Figgs-Sanders
Democrat
Torrie Jasuwan
Democrat
St. Petersburg City Council District 7
(Choose One)
Corey Givens, Jr.
Democrat
Wengay "Newt" Newton, Sr.
Democrat
#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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