FT. LAUDERDALE – As a group of concerned Caribbean-Americans in South Florida, the Caribbean-American Action Political Committee has developed this Voters’ Guide to help Caribbean-Americans choose the more appropriate candidates on November 4th.
Caribbean-American Action Political Committee recommends that you vote for the following candidates because they believe they are more likely to promote the interests of Caribbean-American people in South Florida.
They have watched various political news programs, read local and national newspapers, attended town hall meetings, and consulted with local community leaders. They have assessed the candidates based on their positions on the economy, U.S. immigration policy, education, the American justice system, racial profiling, health care, Affirmative Action, gun control and hate crimes.
For more information, call Dr. Magnus @ 954-454-7473.
Caribbean-American Action Political Committee Recommended Choices
PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT
Barack OBAMA/Joe BIDEN
*Representative in Congress 19th Congressional District
Robert WEXLER
20th Congressional District
Debbie WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ
21st Congressional District
Raul L. MARTINEZ
22nd Congressional District
Allen WEST
23rd Congressional District
Alcee L. HASTINGS
*STATE SENATOR
25th State Senate
Jeff ATWATER
29th State Senate
Christopher “Chris” SMITH
31st State Senate
Eleanor SOBEL
35th State Senate
Dan GELBER
*State Representative
87th State House
Adam HASNER
91st State House
Ellyn BOGDANOFF
93rd State House
Perry E. THURSTON, Jr.
95th State House
James “Jim” Waldman
97th State House
Todd GOBERVILLE
99th State House
Elaine J. Schwartz
101st State House
Maria JIMENEZ
102nd State House
Eddy GONZALEZ
112th State House
Betty GAFFNEY
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Howard C. FORMAN
SHERIFF Scott ISRAEL
PROPERTY APPRAISER
Lori PARRISH
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
Brenda C. SNIPES
*County Commission District 5
Lois WEXLER
*County Commission District 7
John E.RODSTROM Jr.
*County Commission District 9
Write-in
SUPREME COURT
Shall Justice CHARLES T. WELLS be retained in office? NO
COURT OF APPEALS
Shall Judge MARK E POLEN be retained in office? NO
Shall Judge W MATTHEW STEVENSON be retained in
office? YES
Shall Judge MARTHA C WARREN be retained in office? NO
*CIRCUIT JUDGE, 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Group 3
Bernard BOBER
Group 21
Paul D. EICHNER
Group 27
Steven Brian FEREN
*School Board District 1 Ann MURRAY
FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS–
1. Declaration of rights
NO
2. Florida Marriage Protection Amendment
NO
3 Changes and improvements not affecting the assessed value of residential real property
NO
4 Property tax exemption of perpetually conserved land; Classification and assessment of land used for conservation
NO
5 Removed from ballot
6 Assessment of working waterfront property based
upon current use
YES
7 Removed from ballot
8 Local option community college funding
YES
BROWARD COUNTY INITIATIVES
–Creation of the Broward County Metropolitan Transit Authority NO
–Providing for the non-interferences of the County Commission in matters relating to county administration YES
–Requiring county commissioners with a voting conflict to not participate in discussion on that matter YES
–The creation of a Broward County Housing Council NO
–Statement regarding the implementation of policy with a regional and countywide focus YES
–Broward county park preservation
YES
–Statement regarding the enactment of policies protecting citizens’ rights to a sustainable environment
YES
–The creation of a Broward county Ethics Commission NO
–Independent redistricting consultant for county commission single-member districts
NO
–Management and efficiency study committee meeting schedule NO
(* means that these races will appear only if you reside within the district)
