2020 Voting
To preface this, these are just my opinions of course, and I am not trying to sway anyone, nor make the decision for them. I just did the research and sent it to my family so figured I would share with all of you as well if it would help! Also, the 2 Referendums at the end only apply to Florida voters, so feel free to ignore. :) My source is Ballottopia as well as the sources on Wikipedia.
2020 Voting
President
-Joseph R. Biden
Kamala D. Harris
House of Representatives
-Donna Deegan: John Rutherford is an avid Trump supporter. Really it's time for him to gtfo.
Representatives
-Al Lawson
-Tammyette Thomas
County Clerk of Court
-Jimmy Midyette
Justice of the Supreme Court
-Justice Carlos G. Muiz NO defended rapists, Trumper
District Court of Appeal
Joseph Lewis Jr. YES, though republican he tends to vote more liberal
Judge Scott Makar NO argued for juveniles sentenced to life without parole for non-homicide crimes
Judge Rachel Nordby NO conservative republican, elected in by Rick Scott
Judge Clay Roberts: NO conservative republican, elected in by Rick Scott
Judge Tim Osterhaus NO Republican, elected in by Rick Scott
Judge Adam S. Tanenbaum NO Republican, Elected in by Rick Scott
Soil and Water Conservation Group 2
Binod Kumar: most qualified and seems to be most passionate of the candidates.
Soil and Water Conservation Group 4
Arthur R. Bides: most qualified and most passionate
Constitutional Amendments
· No. 1 Constitutional Amendment Article VI Section 2: Restricts the right to vote NO
· No. 2 Constitutional Amendment Article X, Section 24: YES, no hidden agenda, amazing this got on the ballot at all. the minimum wage will be raged to a living wage for everyone, even though it’s still not fast enough for a lot of people. There is a threat on the ballot that this will negatively impact the state net budget, but really? Don’t we have a responsibility to pay a bit more to cover our fellow humans?
· No 3. Constitutional Amendment Article VI, Section 5: YES, would give all voters the right to vote in the primary, including nonpartisan, which is what should have been happening all along. This will even the playing field for Millennials and Zoomers who tend not to identify with either dominant party, no hidden agenda.
· No. 4 Constitutional Amendment Article XI, Sections 5 and 7: NO, puts more power in the hands of the legislature and less in the hands of the people, takes more time and money to get changes passed, in states where this has passed it has become harder to get changes made to the state constitution and legislature
· No. 5 Constitutional Amendment Article VII, Section 4 and Article XII: NO, would reduce property tax revenue available for funding local schools and other services like police, fire and infrastructure
· No. 6 Constitutional Amendment Article VII, Section 6 and Article XII: YES, though proposed and supported purely by Republicans there are no hidden agendas and the amendment would cause no defunding anywhere else.
Referendums
· School Capital Outlay Sales Surtax to improve Safety and the Learning Environment: YES, though uncertain about the application of the funds particularly in reference to the charter schools that are included in the improvements.
· Amending Jacksonville Charter Granting City Council Authority to Appoint and Remove Four JEA Board Members: NO, this one, it’s simply mind boggling. Why on earth would I want city council to have a hand in JEA? JEA is running themselves just fine, they had our backs during the hurricane and we’re going to have their backs now.
