MIAMI – Primary elections will be held on Tuesday, September 5th, nine weeks before the General Election on November 7, to select party nominees.
Registered voters may vote only for candidates of their registered party. If you are registered
with a minor party or without party affiliation, you cannot vote in the party primaries. However, you may vote in any non-partisan elections held at the same time as the party.
Offices on the ballot will include Federal Offices (U.S. Senator (1) and Representatives in
Congress (all districts); Statewide Offices Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, Commissioner of Agriculture); State Senator (even-numbered districts); State Representative (all districts); County Offices (County Commissioners and School Board – Nonpartisan; and Circuit and County Court judges.
Residents of Tri-county areas of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beaches – over the age of 18 are eligible to register and vote!
Primary Elections will be held, Tuesday, September 5, 2006 and at various early voting locations throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
Local government impacts the daily life of every city resident regardless of their race, religion,
national origin, or partisan affiliation. Political decisions are made with or without a citizen’s participation.
Residents, including those of Caribbean-American descent, have a choice to be involved in these important decisions. The first action in this decision-making process is registering to vote and later exercising that right on the day of the election.
For a review of the Primary Elections and Races, listen to News/Talk 1080AM WTPS, Caribbean Riddims (www.caribbeanriddims.com) with Eddy Edwards, D’ Peoples’ Politics, Saturdays, 4:05 p.m., and Caribbean Crossroads at 6pm, with Attorney Marlon Hill (www.marlonhill.com)
The FOUR GOLDEN RULES OF SOCADVOTING:
• Register to Vote
• Learn About the Candidates and Ballot Measures
• Find Out How and Where to Vote
• Send in Your Ballot or Go to the Polls and Vote
Visit, www.socathevote.com (or www.socadvote.com).
