Here's your last-minute chance to make a big difference in Sarasota County government.
Concerned citizens who want to run for local office have until Friday at noon (June 24) to file and qualify.
To do so, you can call Cathy Fowler of the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Office at 861-8605 and she will be glad to help. She can email the paperwork to you or you can pick it up, or fill it out on the spot, at the Elections Office in downtown Sarasota or in Venice or North Port. They are open 8am to 5pm, but again the deadline is Friday at noon.
Two offices to consider are County Commission and Charter Review Board.
For County Commission, so far incumbent Charles Hines (R) is unopposed in District 5 and Nancy Detert (R) is unopposed in District 3. The filing fee is $4,939.86 to run as a party candidate or $3,291.24 to run as NPA (No Party Affiliation). One of the required forms is a more thorough financial disclosure which may take some time and information to fill out.
A run for Charter Review Board is easier, with no filing fee and a simple financial disclosure listing of assets and sources of income with no dollar numbers, which can be done at the Elections Office within a half hour.
Two Charter Review Board members who recently voted to advance a measure to take away the voters' right to elect our Charter Review Board are so far unopposed in their Republican primary. They are Anthony Sawyer in District 1 and Jody Hudgins in District 4. There is a full slate of Democratic candidates for all five seats up for election, but so far no challenger to these two incumbents in their Republican primary elections.
A candidate for County Commission or Charter Review Board must reside in the designated District, although the vote is county-wide, both in the August 30 primary and the November 8 general election. Maps of the Districts may be found here: Map of County Districts.
It might also be noted that the deadline for voter registration or a change in a voter's party affiliation, for the August 30 primary elections (for instance to vote in the Republican primary contest between Frank DiCicco and Mike Moran for County Commission District 1), is August 1.
-- Dan Lobeck
Join Control Growth Now
Concerned citizens who want to run for local office have until Friday at noon (June 24) to file and qualify.
To do so, you can call Cathy Fowler of the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Office at 861-8605 and she will be glad to help. She can email the paperwork to you or you can pick it up, or fill it out on the spot, at the Elections Office in downtown Sarasota or in Venice or North Port. They are open 8am to 5pm, but again the deadline is Friday at noon.
Two offices to consider are County Commission and Charter Review Board.
For County Commission, so far incumbent Charles Hines (R) is unopposed in District 5 and Nancy Detert (R) is unopposed in District 3. The filing fee is $4,939.86 to run as a party candidate or $3,291.24 to run as NPA (No Party Affiliation). One of the required forms is a more thorough financial disclosure which may take some time and information to fill out.
A run for Charter Review Board is easier, with no filing fee and a simple financial disclosure listing of assets and sources of income with no dollar numbers, which can be done at the Elections Office within a half hour.
Two Charter Review Board members who recently voted to advance a measure to take away the voters' right to elect our Charter Review Board are so far unopposed in their Republican primary. They are Anthony Sawyer in District 1 and Jody Hudgins in District 4. There is a full slate of Democratic candidates for all five seats up for election, but so far no challenger to these two incumbents in their Republican primary elections.
A candidate for County Commission or Charter Review Board must reside in the designated District, although the vote is county-wide, both in the August 30 primary and the November 8 general election. Maps of the Districts may be found here: Map of County Districts.
It might also be noted that the deadline for voter registration or a change in a voter's party affiliation, for the August 30 primary elections (for instance to vote in the Republican primary contest between Frank DiCicco and Mike Moran for County Commission District 1), is August 1.
-- Dan Lobeck
Join Control Growth Now
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