The Sarasota News Leader Editorial link below urges Sarastoa County residents to vote NO on the Sarasota County Commision’s Charter Amendment to do away with Single Memeber Districts. County voters approved Single Member Districts in 2018. Show them you meant what you voted for the first time.
4 Comments
by Carmine Braccia Jr
What is the problem with county-wide voting? I am trying to understand the issues before I vote. Why should I vote no?
by Gene Jones
Carmine,
If you vote to overturn the single member districts that we have now, you’ll be diluting your vote. The dark money and developers prefer at large voting because with their deep pockets they can afford the election advertising for the entire county while most others cannot.
We see the result in this campaign. Slick ads are coming from a Tallahassee PAC in favor of a county wide voting. Who has paid for these ads. You don’t see the slick ads against the amendment because they are too expensive.
by Cleveland Walters
Dark money at the local level is not the problem. Voting yes will increase accountability. How can total public support be a problem?!!!!!
by Rich Scissors
Accountability is greatly increased with Single Member Districts. Your vote counts more in a smaller district.