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Broward County Caribbean American Primary Election Voters’ Guide -August 2018

BROWARD COUNTY – Since 2000, a group of concerned Caribbean-Americans in South Florida, has developed Voters’ Guides to help you 1) select the better candidates who may promote the interests of Caribbean-American people in South Florida, and 2) provide guidance on constitutional ballot amendments.

We have watched various political news programs, read local and national newspapers, attended town hall meetings, and consulted with non-partisan advocacy organizations and local community leaders.

Broward County Caribbean American Primary Election Voters’ Guide -August 2018

We have assessed the candidates based on their positions on a variety of issues, including, but not limited to, the economy, education, the American justice system, civil rights, immigration, healthcare, social services, affirmative action, economic opportunity, 2nd amendment, among others.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NONE OF THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR OWN EVALUATION AND RESEARCH BASED ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL INTERESTS AND VALUES. For more information, call 954 454 7473.

DEDICATION

These 2018 Primary Election Voters’ Guides are dedicated to all the African Americans who were legally and illegally barred from voting in ANY election.

Although few of those cases were documented, here is one such case.  In the 1950s, the father of Otis Moss Jr was a Georgia sharecropper.  On election day, he put on his best suit—the one he wore to weddings and funerals and walked 6 miles to the polling station.  There he was sent to a second polling station—6 miles away.  On arrival at the second polling station, he was again directed to a third polling station. So he walked an additional 6 miles.  When he arrived at the third polling station, after walking a total of 18 miles on that election day, he was told “Boy, this polling station is closed”.  Broken hearted at having walked 18 miles and that he had not been able to vote, he walked home, and vowed to try to vote at the next election.  Sadly, he passed away died before the next election.

Vote in this primary election in honor of the sacrifice that the father of Otis Moss and thousands of African Americans made so that we could vote.

Why Bother To Vote In Primary Elections?

The candidates for judges, school board members, county and state legislators in this primary election, if successful, will be making decisions, establishing policies and/or  passing legislation and budgets for expenditures of tax dollars which intimately affect our daily lives.  If you pay taxes, you can vote to ensure that your tax dollars will promote your interests.

These Voters’ Guides are presented for Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, and by political affiliation—Democrat or Republican.  To find your ballot recommendations, identify your county and political affiliation.

To check your voter status, request your vote by mail ballot by August 22 or general voter information, please call your respective County Supervisor of Elections:

Miami Dade County: 305-499-8683

Broward County: 954-357-7050

Palm Beach County: 561-656-6200

BROWARD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS

District 20: ​Alcee L. Hastings

District 22: ​Ted Deutch

Governor:  ​Andrew D. Gillum

Attorney General: ​Sean Michael Shaw

Commissioner of Agriculture:  ​Nikki Fried

State Senator (D34):  Gary Farmer

State House (D92): Patricia Hawkins-Williams

State House (D96): Kristin Jacobs

State House (D97): Jared Moscowitz

State House (D98): Michael Gottlieb

State House (D103): Cindy Polo

State House (D105): Javier Estevez

County Commission

(D2): Mark Bogen

(D6): Beam Furr

17th Judicial Circuit (all voters elect judicial candidates)

Group 8:  Ernest Albert Kollra

Group 36:  Kristin Weisberg Padowitz

Group 38:   Stefanie Moon

Group 39: Camille Coolidge-Shotwell

Group 42: Michael Usan

Group 43:  Karen Elizabeth Berger

Group 46:  H. James Curry

COUNTY COURT

Group 9:  Tanner Channing Demmery

Group 10: Robert F. “Bob” Diaz

Group 17:  Rhonda Sokoloff

Group 19:  Jackie Powell

Group 25:  Robert Lee

School Board

(D1):  Jim Silvernale

(D4):  Tenille Doe Decoste

(D6):  Laurie Levinson

(D7):  Mike Olbel

(D8):  Donna Pilger Korn

Funding Security and essential instruction related expenses of schools through ½ mill property tax levy:  YES 

South Florida Caribbean News

The SFLCN.com Team provides news and information for the Caribbean-American community in South Florida and beyond.

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