Vote the Whole Ballot General 2020
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Orange County Black Caucus “VOTE THE WHOLE BALLOT” Card November 2020 – VoteTheWholeBallot.com ______ Candidate/Stance that Caucus Recommends * Candidate is a Black Caucus Member President and Vice President State Representative District 47 Fifth District Court of Appeal Donald J. Trump REP Jeremy Sisson REP Shall Judge F. Rand Wallis of the Fifth Michael R. Pence Anna V. Eskamani* DEM District Court of Appeal be retained in Joseph R. Biden DEM office? Kamala D. Harris State Representative District 48 Yes Jesus Martinez REP Jo Jorgensen LPF No Jeremy "Spike" Cohen Daisy Morales DEM School Board Member District 4 Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente State Representative District 49 Prince Brown REF Darcy G. Richardson Robert Prater REP Pam Gould Gloria La Riva PSL Carlos Guillermo Smith DEM Sunil Freeman School Board Member District 5 State Representative District 50 Howie Hawkins GRE Rene “Coach P” Plasencia REP Vicki-Elaine Felder Angela Nicole Walker Nina Yoakum* DEM Michael “Mike” Scott Don Blankenship CPF William Mohr Sheriff City of Apopka City Council, Seat #2 Representative in Congress John Mina DEM District 7 Yesenia “Jesi” Baron ____________ Write-in Leo Valentín REP Gene Knight Stephanie Murphy DEM Property Appraiser Nick Nesta William R. Garlington NPA Amy Mercado DEM Diane Velazquez Representative in Congress ____________ Write-in Soil and Water Conservation District 8 District Supervisor Group 1 Bill Posey REP Justice of the Supreme Court Bobby Agagnina Jim Kennedy DEM Shall Justice Carlos G. Muñiz of the Nate Douglas Supreme Court be retained in office? Representative in Congress Tim Veigle Yes District 9 William P. Olson REP No Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Group 2 Darren Soto DEM Fifth District Court of Appeal __________ Write-in Karolyn Campbell Representative in Congress Shall Judge Kerry I. Evander of the Sean L. McQuade District 10 Fifth District Court of Appeal be Soil and Water Conservation Vennia Francois REP retained in office? District Supervisor Group 3 Yes Val Demings* DEM Raquel Lozano No __________ Write-in Daniel Romeo State Attorney Shall Judge Jamie Grosshans of the Vibert “Issa” White Monique Worrell* DEM Fifth District Court of Appeal be Soil and Water Conservation Jose Torroella NPA retained in office? District Supervisor Group 5 Yes State Senator District 11 Mark Meta No Joshua Eli Adams REP Jimm Middleton Randolph Bracy* DEM Shall Judge John M. Harris of the Alaina Shaleen Slife ____________ Write-in Fifth District Court of Appeal be Greeneway Improvement retained in office? State Senator District 13 District, Seat #1 Yes Josh Anderson REP Karen Duerr No Linda Stewart DEM Tara McArdle State Senator District 15 Shall Judge Richard B. Orfinger of Greeneway Improvement Louis T. Minnis Jr REP the Fifth District Court of Appeal be District, Seat #5 retained in office? Victor M. Torres Jr DEM Yes Matthew Franko Mike James NPA No Joshua Wilson State Representative District 30 Stoneybrook West Community Bob Cortes REP Shall Judge Meredith Sasso of the Development District, Seat #4 Fifth District Court of Appeal be Joy Goff-Marcil DEM Tiffany McVeigh Acireale retained in office? State Representative District 31 Yes Haile Andarge Keith Truenow REP No Vista Lakes Community Crissy Stile DEM Development District, Seat #5 State Representative District 44 William “Bill” Pass Bruno Portigliatti REP Aaron Simmons Geraldine F. Thompson* DEM #VoteTheWholeBallot @OrangeCountyDBC Orange County Black Caucus, Inc www.OrangeCountyDBC.org No. 1 Constitutional Amendment, No. 5 Constitutional Amendment, Proposed County Charter Article VI, Section 2 Article VII, Section 4 and Article XII Amendment Question #2 Citizenship Requirement to Vote in Limitations on Homestead Florida Elections Property Tax Assessments; Protecting Split Oak Forest by This amendment provides that only increased portability period to Restricting Board of County United States Citizens who are at transfer accrued benefit Commissioners’ Amendment of least eighteen years of age, a Proposing an amendment to the Restrictions and Covenants permanent resident of Florida, and State Constitution, effective January Amending the charter by providing registered to vote, as provided by 1, 2021, to increase, from 2 years to charter protections for Split Oak law, shall be qualified to vote in a 3 years, the period of time during Forest by restricting the Board of Florida election which accrued Save-Our-Homes County Commissioners’ ability to benefits may be transferred from a amend, modify, or revoke the current Yes prior homestead to a new restrictions and covenants running No homestead. with the land, which limit the use of Split Oak Forest, in whole or in part, to Yes No. 2 Constitutional Amendment, conservation and the protection of its Article X, Section 24 No wildlife, vegetation, and environment as set forth in current agreements and Raising Florida’s Minimum Wage No. 6 Constitutional Amendment, restrictive covenants; and providing Raises minimum wage to $10.00 per Article VII, Section 6 and Article XII exceptions as provided by law. hour effective September 30th, 2021. Yes Each September 30th thereafter, Ad Valorem Tax Discount for No minimum wage shall increase by Spouses of Certain Deceased $1.00 per hour until the minimum Veterans Who Had Permanent, wage reaches $15.00 per hour on Combat-Related Disabilities Proposed County Charter September 30th, 2026. From that Provides that the homestead Amendment point forward, future minimum wage property tax discount for certain Question #3 increases shall revert to being veterans with permanent combat- adjusted annually for inflation starting related disabilities carries over to Suspending time for Gathering September 30th, 2027. such veteran's surviving spouse who Petition Signatures during holds legal or beneficial title to, and Mandatory Reviews and Setting Yes who permanently resides on, the Deadline for 1% Notification No homestead property, until he or she Shall the charter be amended by remarries or sells or otherwise suspending the one hundred eighty No. 3 Constitutional Amendment, disposes of the property. The (180) day time period for gathering Article VI, Section 5 discount may be transferred to a signatures during mandatory reviews new homestead property of the and procedures specified under Sec. All Voters Vote in Primary Elections surviving spouse 602.E. of the Charter and setting a ten for State Legislature, Governor, and under certain conditions. The (10) day deadline for the Supervisor of Cabinet amendment takes effect January 1, Elections to provide the 1% Allows all registered voters to vote in 2021. notification to the County Commission, primaries for state legislature, the Comptroller and Legal Review Yes governor, and cabinet regardless of Panel under Sec. No political party affiliation. All 602.E.(1) of the Charter? candidates for an office, including Yes party nominated candidates, appear Proposed County Charter Amendment No on the same primary ballot. Two highest vote getters advance to Question #1 general election. If only two Vote by Mail candidates qualify, no primary is held Prohibiting Pollution of the Wekiva You have until October 24th and winner is determined in general River, Econlockhatchee River and to Request a Vote by Mail Ballot election. Candidate’s party affiliation all other waters of Orange County online or by phone may appear on ballot as provided by Amending the charter by providing www.ocfelections.com/webapps/vbmreq law. Effective January 1, 2024. charter protections for the natural uest/votebymailrequest_lookup.aspx rights of the Wekiva and Yes Econlockhatchee Rivers and all Ballots must be either: No other Waters of Orange County by 1) Mailed In by Monday, Nov 2 or prohibiting pollution, providing a 2) Handed In at an Early Voting No. 4 Constitutional Amendment, definition of Waters, providing a location by Sunday Nov 1 or Article XI, Sections 5 and 7 private right of action and standing 3) Turned In at Supervisor of for citizens of Orange County to Elections office Tues Nov 3 at 7 pm Voter Approval of Constitutional enforce these protections against Amendments governmental agencies, non-natural Early Voting Requires all proposed amendments persons or corporate entities that or revisions to the state constitution intentionally or negligently pollute the Oct 19 – Nov 1, 8 am – 8 pm to be approved by the voters in two Waters, and providing for Early Voting Locations elections, instead of one, in order to severability and exceptions. www.ocfelections.com/early-voting- take effect. The proposal applies the locations Yes current thresholds for passage to No each of the two elections. Election Day Voting Yes November 3, 7am – 7pm No Election Day Voting Locations #VoteTheWholeBallot www.ocfelections.com/find-my-polling- place ‘p[0i \\ Orange County VoteTheWholeBallot.com .