Election 2024: Broward County races and candidates

There are more than 100 races, referendums and questions on ballots throughout Broward County for November’s General Election.

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. Vote-by-mail ballots must be requested by 5 p.m. on Oct. 24 and returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Early voting is open from from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 21 through Nov. 3 at select early-voting locations. All polls are open from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.

For additional voting information visit the website for the Broward County Supervisor of Elections. You can also search for polling locations here.

Below is a list of the races that are up for grabs on Broward County ballots and the candidates competing for your vote. Because Florida law requires partisan races to display candidates from the party of the current governor first, Republican candidates are listed first here. For Palm Beach County races, click here.

FEDERAL RACES

President and Vice President

Donald J. Trump and JD Vance, (GOP)
Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz, (DEM)
Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat (LPF)
Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia (PSL)
Randall Terry and Stephen Broden (CPF)
Peter Sonski and Lauren Onak (ASP)
Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware (GRE)
NOTE: Write-in option

U.S. Senator

Rick Scott (GOP) (i)
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (DEM)
Feena Bonoan (LPF)
Tuan TQ Nguyen (NPA)
Ben Everidge (NPA)
NOTE: Write-in option

U.S. House, District 23

Joseph “Joe” Kaufman (GOP)
Jared Moskowitz (i) (DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

U.S. House, District 24

Jesus Gabriel Navarro (GOP)
Frederica Wilson (i) (DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

U.S. House, District 25

Chris Eddy (GOP)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (i) (DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

STATEWIDE RACES

Supreme Court Justice

(Up for merit retention)

Renatha Francis
Meredith Sasso

(Read our Editorial Board’s recommendations for these retention votes)

District Court of Appeal, District 4

(Up for retention)

Burton C. Conner
Jeffrey T. Kuntz

State constitutional amendments

(Vote yes or no)

Florida Amendment 1, Partisan Election of Members of District School Boards. (Read endorsement)
Florida Amendment 2, Right to Fish and Hunt. (Read endorsement)
Florida Amendment 3, Adult Personal Use of Marijuana. (Read endorsement)
Florida Amendment 4, Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion. (Read endorsement)
Florida Amendment 5, Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead Exemptions. (Read endorsement)
Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement. (Read endorsement)

STATE LEGISLATURE

State Senate, District 35

Vincent Parlatore (GOP)
Barbara Sharief (DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

State Senate, District 37

Imtiaz Mohammad (GOP)
Jason Pizzo (i)(DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

State House, District 100

Chip LaMarca (i)(GOP)
James “Jim” Brenner (DEM)

State House, District 102

Mery Lopez-Palma (GOP)
Michael Gottlieb (i)(DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

State House, District 103

George Navarini (GOP)
Robin Bartleman (i)(DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

State House, District 105

Marie Woodson (i) (DEM)
Joshua Hlavka (Libertarian Party of Florida)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

BROWARD COUNTY RACES

County Judge, Group 10

Woody Clermont
Samuel Ford Stark

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Circuit Judge, Group 18

Jessica Maureen Marra (i)
NOTE: Write-in option

Broward Sheriff

Gregory Tony (i) (DEM)
Charles Whatley (IND)

(Read why our Editorial Board declined to endorse a candidate for Broward sheriff)

County Commission, Dist. 1

Herbert E. “Herb” Vargas (GOP)
Nan H. Rich (i) (DEM)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Broward County referendums

(Vote yes or no on each)

Referendum 1: Membership of Broward County Housing Council and the Procedure for Establishing Membership, Shall the Broward County Charter be amended to remove the prescribed membership categories for the Broward County Housing Council (Council), to allow the Broward County Board of County Commissioners to establish the membership of the Council by ordinance, and to provide that the Council be composed of at least seventeen voting members and no more than nineteen total members?
Referendum 2: Expansion of the Broward County Inspector General’s Authority, Amends the Broward County Charter to allow the Broward County Inspector General to provide inspector general services to The School Board of Broward County and the constitutional officers of Broward County if the applicable entity (The School Board or the constitutional officer) contracts with the Broward County Office of Inspector General and with Broward County regarding such inspector general services.

(Read our Editorial Board’s recommendations for these referendums)

Broward Soil & Water Conservation District, Group 4

Jessie Bastos
Mark Pilling

Central Broward Water Control District Zone 5

Miguel Castillo
Massimo “Max” Pulcini

Coral Bay Community Development District, Seat 1

Tina Hagen
Alan J. Kapalka

Coral Springs Improvement District, Seat 1

Robert Rafanelli
Curt Tiefenbrun

Coral Springs Improvement District, Seat 2

Benjamin Groenevelt
Laurie Zotter

Coral Springs Improvement District, Seat 3

Mark Ritter
Teresa G. Sutton

Hillcrest Community Development District, Seat 3

Leonard Bushman
Abbey Sue Kessman

Maple Ridge Community Development District, Seat 3

Mark E. Kleiman
Carla L. Minyan

Monterra Community Development District, Seat 1

Greg Popowitz
Juan Carlos Sanchez
Jason Yossi Sharf
Jeffrey Yurgealitis Sr.

Monterra Community Development District, Seat 3

Valerie Borowski
Ricardo Lowe

North Springs Improvement District, referendum

(vote yes or no)

AMENDING DISTRICT CHARTER PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OF DISTRICT SUPERVISORS BY MAJORITY OF ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS, Shall Chapter 2021 – Laws of Florida, amending the North Springs Improvement District Charter, providing that the members of the District Board of Supervisors shall be elected by majority vote of all qualified electors of the district instead of just landowners for four year terms, with staggered elections every two years beginning in November 2026, with two additional two additional seats elected in 2030, become effective?

Oakridge Community Development District, Seat 3

George Meza
Steven Nathasingh

Plantation Acres Improvement District

(Vote for up to two)

William “Bill” Beazley
Scott Brackney
Peter Gilmore
Stephen M. Nieset

South Broward Drainage District, Zone 3

Laureano Chileuitt
Scott Hodges

Walnut Creek Community Development District, Seat 5

Sorin Cruceru
Benjamin Kroker

COCONUT CREEK

Question

Change to elected mayor and four district commissioners instead of five district commissioners; Should the city charter be amended to create the position of an elected mayor and reduce the number of district commissioners from five (5) to four (4)? This change will require modifying the city’s district map to provide for only four (4) districts and an elected mayor (all elected at large). The March 9, 2027, municipal election will be canceled and all elected offices will be on the ballot at the March 13, 2029 municipal election. (Vote yes or no)

COOPER CITY

Mayor, At-Large

James “Jamie” Curran
Hofit Lottenberg

Question

Shall the Cooper City Charter be amended to authorize the City to publish certain required legal notices on a publicly accessible website owned or designated by Broward County as an alternative to publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, as permitted by law? (Vote yes or no)

CORAL SPRINGS

City Commissioner, Seat 5

José “Joe” Morera
Joe McHugh

Questions

Question 1: Removal or replacement of obsolete, superseded provisions, ineffective language, and other non-substantive technical errors. (Vote yes or no)
Question 2: Forfeiture of office/discipline. (Vote yes or no)
Question 3: Lifetime service limits on the City Commission and terms of office for the mayor. (Vote yes or no)
Question 4: Compensation of the mayor and commissioners. (Vote yes or no)
Question 5: Procedure for qualifying for office by petition. (Vote yes or no)

DANIA BEACH

Dania Beach City Commission

(Vote for 3: Three seats are up for election, and all candidates run at-large and the highest vote getter becomes Mayor, second highest becomes Vice Mayor.)

Joyce L. Davis (i)
Polly Ann Jones
Gunnar Magliocca
Marco A. Salvino Sr. (i)
Morris Vaughn Stowers
Luis Rimoli
Colman Ryan

Questions

(Vote yes or no on each)

Question 1: Shall a charter conflict for date of newly elected officials taking office be eliminated?
Question 2: Shall obsolete four-year staggered term election history be removed from the charter?
Question 3: Shall obsolete term limit language as to prior elections be removed from the Charter?
Question 4: Shall the requirement that any expenditure over a $1,000,000 be by ordinance be amended to $5,000,000.00?
Question 5: Shall obsolete reference to March versus November election be removed from the Charter?
Question 6: Shall inconsistent language regarding City Commission voting be clarified?
Question 7: Shall the notice and requirements for calling a special meeting be updated?
Question 8: Shall the requirement for special meetings be updated to authorize contracts over $50,000?
Question 9: Shall the bond requirements for officers, clerks and employees be updated to include insurance?
Question 10: Shall the public procurement piggyback authorization be modified from 18 months to up to three years old?
Question 11: Shall obsolete language from prior nominations of City Commission candidate be deleted?
Question 12: Shall duplicative language relating to Mayor and Manager executing contracts be eliminated?
Question 13: Shall the advisory board residency requirement be increased from 6 months to 12 months?
Question 14: Shall the mayor and manager sign contracts over $50,000, and lesser contracts by Manager?
Question 15: Shall the Charter be amended to authorize notices be published consistent with state law?
Question 16: Should Scrivener’s Errors be removed from the Charter?
Question 17: Should the map and legal description of City be amended to include annexed areas?

FORT LAUDERDALE

Mayor, At-Large

Kenneth D. Cooper
Jim Lewis
Chris Nelson
Barbra Anne Stern
Dean Trantalis (i)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 1

Norby Belz
John Charles Herbst (i)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 2

Steven Glassman (i)
Charlotte Rodstrom
Chad Van Horn

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 4

Kevin Cochrane
Ted Inserra
Ben Sorensen
Warren Sturman (i)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

HALLANDALE BEACH

Mayor

Joy F. Cooper (i)
Carmen “Jackie” Gimenez

Commissioner, Seat 3

Anabelle Lima-Taub (i)
Viktor Vaynshteyn

Commissioner, Seat 4

Michele Lazarow (i)
Matthew Mickens

HOLLYWOOD

Mayor, At-Large

Eduardo Flores
Peter Hanna
Joshua “Josh” Levy (i)
Catherine “Cat” Uden

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 2

Peter D. Hernandez
Jill Tracey
Richard “Coach” Walker

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 6

Idelma Quintana (i)
Jamil Richards
Claudia Villatoro

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Questions

(Vote yes or no on each)

Question 1: The amendments to Article II of the Charter entitled “The City Commission” provide for clean up of existing grammar and language, and adds a provision for succession of the mayor in the event of the absence of both the mayor and vice mayor. The amendments to Article III of the Charter entitled “Elections” seek to remove obsolete language pertaining to Campaign Finance Reform, and to clean up existing grammar and language. QUESTION: Should Article II of the City Charter entitled “The City Commission” and Article III of the City Charter entitled “Elections” be amended in the various ways described above?
Question 2: These amendments would amend Article IV of the City Charter entitled “Initiative.” Specifically, the amendments would require that initiative petitions be submitted to the City Clerk and City Attorney prior to obtaining signatures; change language to clarify that the initiative process applies to proposed ordinances; and cleans up existing grammar and language to make the Charter more cohesive and consistent. QUESTION: Should Article IV of the City Charter entitled “Initiative” be amended in the various ways described above?
Question 3: These amendments would amend Article V of the City Charter entitled “Referendum.” Specifically, the amendments define when Referendum are allowed and would require that referendum petitions be submitted to the City Clerk and City Attorney prior to obtaining signatures; change language to clarify that the referendum process applies to ordinances; and cleans up existing grammar and language to make the Charter more cohesive and consistent. QUESTION: Should Article V of the City Charter entitled “Referendum” be amended in the various ways described above?
Question 4: The amendments to Article VI of the Charter entitled “City Manager” clarify provisions regarding absence and appointment of the city manager. The amendments to Article VII entitled “City Attorney” allows the city attorney to appoint or remove all personnel in his or her administration. The amendments to Article VIII entitled “Officers and Employees” prohibits the city commission from suggesting appointment or employment of any person to office. QUESTION: Should Article VI of the City Charter entitled “City Manager”, Article VII of the City Charter entitled “City Attorney”, and Article VIII of the City Charter entitled “Officers and Employees” be amended as described above?
Question 5: These amendments would amend Article XI of the City Charter entitled “Charter Review Committee”. Specifically, the amendments seek to change the frequency of its appointment from six years to ten years; changes when the committee is to be appointed from March to January; changes when the committee shall submit to the city commission any proposed Charter amendments along with associated ballot language from June to April, and seeks to clean up existing grammar and language. QUESTION: Should Article XI of the City Charter entitled “Charter Review Committee” be amended in the various ways described above?
Question 6: These amendments amend Article XIII of the Charter entitled “Limitations on Sale, Lease or Purchase of City-Owned Real Property” by clarifying applicability to property east of the Intracoastal and city-owned historic designated properties; removing referendum option for the sale or lease of certain city-owned property for a period in excess of 20 years; requiring a 5/7ths vote of the commission for lease of certain city-owned properties in excess of 50 years. QUESTION: Should Article XIII of the City Charter entitled “Limitation on Sale, Lease or Purchase of City-Owned Real Property” be amended in the various ways described above?

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA

Question

(Vote yes or no)

The Charter provides that the election for Town Commissioner or Mayor-Commissioner shall be held on the second Tuesday of March of each even-numbered year, and refers to March as the 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?”

LAUDERDALE LAKES

Mayor

Veronica Edwards Phillips (i)
Nicole “Nikki” Hall
Gloria Ms. Lewis
Mark Anthony Spence
Beverly M. Williams

Commissioner, Seat 1

Easton K. Harrison
Anika Omphroy

Commissioner, Seat 3

Tycie Causwell (i)
Nethel L. Stephens

Commissioner, Seat 4

Ray Joseph
Paul Martin
Karlene Maxwell-Williams (i)

Questions

(Vote yes or no on each)

Question 1: Salaries of Mayor and Commissioners, Shall the amendment to Section 3.07 of the Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes fixing the salary of the mayor at $20,000 annually and the salary of the commissioners at $18,000 annually, effective January 2025, and adjusted annually based on the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics be adopted
Question 2: Deletion of Reference to November 2007 Transitional Meeting and 2008 Vice Mayor Term, Shall the amendment to Section 3.09 of the Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes deleting language referring to holding a transitional organizational meeting in November 2007 with the term of Vice Mayor extended to November 2008 be adopted?
Question 3: Independent audit, Shall the amendment to Section 3.15 of the Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes providing for compliance with the requirements of Section 218.391, Florida Statutes be adopted?
Question 4: Minimum Civil Service Board Meetings, Shall the amendment to Section 7.01(A) of the Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes, providing that the Civil Service Board shall conduct a meeting on a minimum quarterly basis be adopted?
Question 5: Standards of Ethics, Shall the amendment to Section 8.01 of the Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes providing for the insertion of Section 1-19.- Code of ethics for elected officials, of the Broward County Code of Ordinances be adopted?
Question 6: Removal and replacement of Gender-Specific Pronouns, Shall the amendment to remove and replace gender-specific pronouns found in eighteen (18) locations in the Charter of the City of Lauderdale Lakes with gender-neutral pronouns be adopted?

LAUDERHILL

Mayor

Denise D. Grant
Lawrence “Jabbow” Martin

Commissioner, Seat 1

Nadia Assad
Kelvin G. Haynes
John T. Hodgson
Tracy Roach

Commissioner, Seat 2

Melissa P. Dunn (i)
Margaret “Pablo” Paul

Commissioner, Seat 3

Kelly “Big Man Kelly” Davis
LaToya S. London
S. “Ray” Martin (i)

Commissioner, Seat 4

Richard Campbell
Eula Murray-Hylton
Miguelaille “Migy” Pierre
Mae Smith

LIGHTHOUSE POINT

Questions

Question 1: SERIES 2019 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PAY FOR STORMWATER UTILITY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, In 2019, the city’s electorate approved the issuance of $16,500,000 in general obligation bonds, payable from ad valorem taxes, to provide funds to replace the fire station, construct or improve public works buildings, a recreational building and library facilities. Approximately $900,000 remains after completion of the projects. Shall funds from the voter approved series 2019A general obligation bonds be authorized to pay for necessary improvements to the city’s stormwater utility system?
Question 2: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 1 – FILLING VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, Shall the Charter be amended to provide that upon a vacancy in the office of mayor, a person appointed as mayor from among commissioners shall serve until the next general municipal election as long as such election is held within 90 days of appointment, and also provide upon vacancy in the office of mayor, authority of the commission to hold a Special Election within two years from the date of commission appointment of mayor?
Question 3: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 2 – FILLING A COMMISSION VACANCY, Shall the Charter be amended to provide that upon a vacancy in the office of commissioner, a person appointed by the commission to fill the vacancy shall serve until the next General Municipal Election as long as such election is held within 90 days of appointment, and also provide upon vacancy in the office of commissioner, authority of the commission to hold a Special Election within two years from the date of appointment of commissioner?
Question 4: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 3 – PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION, Shall the Charter be amended to provide that annually at second meeting in March, the commission elect the president and vice president of the commission and commission president shall serve as acting mayor during any inaccessibility, vacancy, death or disability of the mayor and commission vice president shall serve as president during any inaccessibility, absence or disability of commission president?
Question 5: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 4 – REPLACEMENT OF TITLES OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND REMOVAL OF CITY ATTORNEY FROM EXECUTIVE BRANCH, Shall the Charter be amended to rename the titles of the department heads within the City to provide for the current titles being utilized in the City and remove the city attorney from the executive branch?
Question 6: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 5 – PROVIDE CLARIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS AND REMOVAL OF POLICE CHIEF, Shall the Charter be amended relating to the city’s police department to remove obsolete position titles, to clarify that police officers shall only act in said capacity upon written authority of the mayor, and to conform the process of removal of police chief to the requirements of state law?
Question 7: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 6 – PROVIDE FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND ELECTION PROCEDURES, Shall the Charter be amended to provide that Special Elections be held concurrently with General Municipal Elections, General Elections or Primary Elections, unless the commission passes by ordinance or resolution an alternative date and allocates sufficient funding for a Special Election, and removes language relating to absentee balloting to conform with state law?
Question 8: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL NO. 7 – ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS AND CORRECTING GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION, Shall the City Charter be amended to eliminate and/or correct several obsolete and outdated provisions that are inconsistent with current government laws and practices and correction of grammatical and punctuation errors?

MARGATE

Commissioner, Seat 1

Anthony N. Caggiano (i)
Nina Culver
Juli Van Der Meulen

Commissioner, Seat 2

Rob Reiner
Arlene Ruth Schwartz (i)

Commissioner, Seat 4

Dan Booker
Tommy Ruzzano (i)

Question

Referendum for City of Margate revenue bonds for water and wastewater system capital improvement plan. (Vote for bond or against bond)

NORTH LAUDERDALE

Commissioner, District C

Kimotta Johnson
Regina Martin (i)
Morfydd “Mar” Woodbine

Commissioner, District D

Jeffrey Compere
Darrell “Dee” A. Lewis-Ricketts (i)

Question

Removing the 5% annual limitation on commissioner compensation from city charter. (Vote yes or no)

OAKLAND PARK

Commissioner

(Vote for up to 3)

Fitz Budhoo
Michael E. Carn
Chris Fischer
Aisha Gordon
Letitia Newbold
Ernest Olivas Jr.

PARKLAND

Commissioner, District 3

Howard Berger
Cindy Murphy Salomone

Questions

(Vote yes or no on each)

Question 1: Clarification and Update of City Charter. Shall the City Charter be amended for style, clarity and consistency, and gender neutrality, along with amendments removing outdated provisions, and amendments updating the Charter to conform with State law provisions?
Question 2: Frequency and Timing of Redistricting Process. The Charter requires the City Commission to redraw districts on an equal population basis every four years. Shall the Charter be amended to require redrawing Commission districts not more than one year after the decennial census data is available, or sooner if the Commission determines the districts have become unbalanced due to population shifts or that there was insufficient time after the data became available to redistrict within the time period provided by State law?
Question 3: Authority to Call Special Meetings. The Charter provides that special meetings of the City Commission may only be called by the Mayor, or two (2) or more Commissioners. Shall the City Charter be amended to also authorize the City Manager to call for a special meeting of the City Commission?
Question 4: Clarifying Authority to Execute Documents on Behalf of the City. The City Charter states that the Mayor shall execute all documents on behalf of the City. Shall the City Charter be amended to provide that the City Commission may also authorize the City Manager or other designee to execute documents on behalf of the City?

PEMBROKE PARK

Questions

(Vote yes or no on each)

Question 1: APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CLERK-COMMISSIONER AND ACTING CLERK-COMMISSIONER EVERY TWO YEARS, The Pembroke Park Charter currently provides for the appointment by the Town Commission of the Mayor-Commissioner, Vice-Mayor Commissioner, and Clerk-Commissioner at the first regular meeting following every election in the Town. Shall the Charter be amended to provide for the appointment by the Town Commission and rotation of the Mayor-Commissioner, Vice-Mayor Commissioner, Clerk-Commissioner and Acting Clerk-Commissioner every two (2) years?
Question 2: ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN POSITIONS AS CHARTER OFFICERS REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE TOWN COMMISSION, The Pembroke Park Charter does not currently identify which positions in the Town report directly to the Town Commission. Shall the Town Charter be amended to establish the Town Manager, Town Clerk, Public Services Director, Building Official, Town Attorney, Finance Director, Town Planner and Chief of Police as Charter Officers engaged by and reporting directly to the Town Commission?

PEMBROKE PINES

Commissioner, District 4

Ali Bhojani
Elizabeth “Liz” Burns
Michael “Mike” Hernández
Andy Reitz

PLANTATION

Council Member, Group 5

H. Wayne Clark Jr.
Louis Reinstein (i)

POMPANO BEACH

Mayor, At-Large

Rex Hardin (i)
Debresia Nathel LeSane

(See the Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 1

Audrey Fesik
Andrea Leigh McGee (i)

(See the Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 3

Alison Fournier (i)
Tom R. McMahon

(See the Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 4

John “Jay” Jones
Beverly Perkins (i)
Edward “Ed” Phillips

(See the Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, District 5

Grant Archer
Cyndy Floyd
Sajan Kurian
Darlene Smith

(See the Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Questions

Question 1: Removing eminent domain from the charter as a requirement for property transfers to governmental entities. Shall the power of eminent domain requirement be removed from Section 253 (h) of the Pompano Beach City Charter?
Question 2: Approving contracts by resolution and for terms longer than five years with city commission approval. Shall the contract provisions of the Pompano Beach City Charter [Section 251 (c)] be amended to allow contracts to be approved by resolution consistent with state law, and shall the term of such contracts be permitted to exceed five (5) years if approved by the City Commission?
Question 3: Approving leases by resolution and for terms longer than fifty years with City Commission approval. Shall the lease provisions of the Pompano Beach City Charter [Section 250 (a) and (b)] be amended to approve leases of City-owned property by resolution consistent with state law, with two (2) public hearings for approval, and shall the term of such leases be allowed to exceed fifty (50) years if approved by the City Commission?

SOUTHWEST RANCHES

Mayor, At-Large

Steve Breitkreuz (i)
Lori Parrish

Council Member, District 3

Jim Allbritton (i)
John Steven Garate

Council Member, District 4

David Scott Kuczenski (i)
Doug McKay

Questions

Question 1: Should the Charter of the Town of Southwest Ranches be amended to include the promotion of the Town’s agricultural and equestrian character?
Question 2: 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?
Question 3: 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?
Question 4: 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?
Question 5: 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?

SUNRISE

Mayor

Mark A. Douglas
Niccole Pazos
Mike Ryan (i)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, Seat A

Natalia Allen
Vivi Assidon
Marco Bohorquez
Latoya Clarke
Erncy Dumornay
Mourice “Mo” Hylton

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

Commissioner, Seat B

Sophia Haynes
Joseph “Joey” Scuotto (i)

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TAMARAC

Commissioner, District 1

Marlon Bolton (i)
Horatio Bryan
Viola H. Watson

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Commissioner, District 3

Krystal Patterson
Elvin Villalobos (i)

(Read our Editorial Board’s endorsement in this race)

WEST PARK

Commissioner, Seat 3

Gernald Hawkins
Joy B. Smith (i)

Commissioner, Seat 4

Cristina Eveillard
Marvin Price (i)

WESTON

Commissioner, Seat 1

Fabio A. Andrade
Rolando Chavez

Questions

(Vote yes or no on both)

Question 1: Commission Vice Mayor, The current City Charter does not provide for a Vice Mayor. The Charter Review Board and City Commission have proposed that the Charter be amended to provide that the City Commission shall, each year, appoint one of its members to serve as Vice Mayor, who shall, during the absence or unavailability of the Mayor, assume all rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of the Mayor. The Vice Mayor would be compensated the same as Commissioners. Shall the above-described Amendment be adopted?
Question 2: Charter Review Board Chair and Vice Chair, The current City Charter provides that the City Commission shall appoint a five member Charter Review Board every ten years to review the Charter but does not provide for a procedure to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair. The Charter Review Board and City Commission have proposed that the Charter be amended to provide that the Charter Review Board shall, at its first meeting, select from among its members a Chair and a Vice Chair. Shall the above-described Amendment be adopted?

WILTON MANORS

Mayor

Mark E. Beigay
Scott Newton (i)
Mike Sansevero

Originally Published: September 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM EDT