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President
✔ Barack Obama, D
John McCain, R
U.S. House
District 14 (Collier/Lee)
✔ Robert Neeld, D
Connie Mack IV, R (incumbent)
Burt Saunders, no party affiliation (NPA)
Jeff George, NPA
District 25 (Collier/Miami-Dade)
✔ Mario Diaz-Balart, R (incumbent)
Joe Garcia, D
County Commissions
Collier District 5
✔ Jim Coletta, R (incumbent)
Russell Kish, D
Lee District 1
✔ Carla Johnston, NPA
Bob Janes, R (incumbent)
A.J. Boyd, NPA
Lee District 3
✔ Les Cochran, NPA
Ray Judah, R (incumbent)
Lee District 5
✔ Frank Mann, R (incumbent)
Sonny Haas, NPA
Dick Kuhn, NPA
Mosquito Control
Collier Seat 4
✔ Linda Hartman, incumbent
Steve Caldwell
Lee Seat 1
✔ Larry Murphy, incumbent
James Opp
Lee Seat 3
✔ Mike Ellis, incumbent
Tim Gardner
Florida Legislature
Senate District 27 (Lee)
✔ Dave Aronberg, D (incumbent)
Matt Caldwell, R
Aniana Robas, Green
House District 73 (Lee)
✔ Nick Thompson, R (incumbent)
Stephen Gray-Blancett, D
House District 75 (Collier, Lee)
✔ Trudi Williams, R (incumbent)
Thomas Bosway, write-in
House District 77 (Collier)
✔ Denise Grimsley, R (incumbent)
Elton Gissendanner, D
House District 101 (Collier)
✔ Matt Hudson, R (incumbent)
Maria Jimenez, D
House District 112 (Collier)
✔ David Rivera, R (incumbent)
Betty Gaffney, D
Maria Gonzalez, write-in
Lee property appraiser
✔ Ken Wilkinson, R (incumbent)
John Glaser, D
Larry St. Armand, NPA
Lee County sheriff
✔ Mike Scott, R (incumbent)
Christian Meister, NPA
Collier tax collector
✔ Larry Ray, R
Chris Fanno, NPA
Collier School Board
Seat 4
✔ Joe Paterno
Julie Sprague
Collier County Public Schools tax referendum
✔ Yes
No
Lee Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
(Vote for 2 in each district)
District 1
✔ Marilyn Stout, incumbent
✔ Dr. Stephen Brown
Anna Clark
District 3
✔ Lois Barrett, incumbent
✔ Linda Brown, incumbent
Jason Moon
District 5
✔ James Green, incumbent
✔ Bob Freiburger
Kerry Babb, incumbent
Vilmar Ribeiro
Fire districts
Golden Gate Seat 1
✔ Rob Stoneburner, incumbent
Bret Jameyson
Immokalee Seat 1
✔ Joe Matthews, incumbent
Tommy Lancaster
Immokalee Seat 4
✔ Pam Brown
Floyd Crews, incumbent
North Naples Seat 3
✔ Jim Burke
Jim Quigley, incumbent
North Naples Seat 5
✔ Paul Moriarity Sr., incumbent
Steve Wright
George Eckhardt.
East Naples Seat 5
✔ Bob Hughes
Holly Gursoy
Karen Miller, incumbent
Big Corkscrew Seat 2
✔ R. Eliseo Chao
Donna Lihach, incumbent
Estero Seat 2
✔ Bob Morris, incumbent
Frank Messana
Bonita Springs Seat 2
✔ Pasquale “Pat” Buttino, incumbent
Wayne Edsall
Bonita Springs Seat 4
✔ Steve Lohan
Bob Paterson, incumbent
San Carlos Park Seat 2
✔ Larry Sweeney, incumbent
Nick Kellen
Margarita Oppermann
San Carlos Park Seat 4
✔ No endorsement
Terry Dettmar
Orin Oppermann
Judicial retention
Florida Supreme Court
Justice Charles T. Wells
✔ Yes
No
2nd District Court of Appeal
Judge Chris Altenbernd
✔ Yes
No
Judge Carolyn K. Fulmer
✔ Yes
No
Judge Morris Silberman
✔ Yes
No
Judge James Whatley
✔ Yes
No
Florida constitutional amendments
Amendment 1
Ballot title: Declaration of Rights
✔ Yes
No
Amendment 2
Ballot title: Florida Marriage Protection Amendment
Yes
✔ No
Amendment 3
Ballot title: Changes and improvements not affecting the assessed value of residential real property
✔ Yes
No
Amendment 4
Ballot title: Property tax exemption of perpetually conserved land; classification and assessment of land used for conservation
Yes
✔ No
Amendment 6
Ballot title: Assessment of working waterfront property based upon current use
Yes
✔ No
Amendment 8
Ballot title: Local option community college funding
✔ Yes
No
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Thank you now we can vote the opposite.
#1 Posted by Toesmom on October 19, 2008 at 8:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yet another outstanding example of biased, uninformed, mainstream liberal media reporting. Odd, considering Collier County is a Republican County. Way to be out of the loop Naples Daily News.
#2 Posted by wheelz23 on October 19, 2008 at 1:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Out of the loop? Well it a time for change. You have a choice, shouldn't they? Since this a republician county, can dems vote here?
#3 Posted by jhard80 on October 19, 2008 at 7:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
No Wheelz... YOU are the one who is out of the loop.
Brace yourself babie, for a shake-up !!
Obama
08
#4 Posted by Starrrfish on October 21, 2008 at 11:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
NDN wants private luxury water front condos instead of marinas. I guess the wealthy read more newspapers than boaters do.
Vote yes on amendment 6. Right now marinas and working water front are taxed as highest best use, which means high rise condominiums. This is going to drive marinas out of business. Save your access to to the water, vote yes.
#5 Posted by ranger on October 23, 2008 at 11:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Ranger and everyone else - absolutley ridiculous to not vote YES on Amend 6. Why should a marinia or tackle shop or even a 7-11 be assessed the same as a multi-million dollar condo that would bring a bigger price and thus more tax revenue. IMHO, the best use of a particular piece of land is what it is being used for currently. If the current owners felt they would be better served by changing the property, they would. But because they do not, they should not be penalized because of someone else's opinion.
#6 Posted by naplesregular on October 26, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Remenber when America was enjoying "Happy Days"? I think Ron Howard says it best. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cc65...
#7 Posted by ravenhawk on October 27, 2008 at 6:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
BO is just another Dem in the vein of Jimmy Carter and may perhaps be worse.
He's just an empty suit who offers socialism.
I can't understand how normally intelligent people cannot see what he's be saying:
He's going to take your money and do with it what he wants because you're not smart enough to do the right thing with it.
Wake up!
#8 Posted by markinnaples on October 27, 2008 at 5:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Personally, I don't find any reason why proposed amendments no. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 need to pass. Tax policy is an issue that we should vote through our representatives, not creating a permanent contitutional amendment which takes the issue off the table for everyone.
Amendments should be reserved for issues either beyond the scope of the legislature or too controversial to get a fair vote in a legislative bill. So my vote is no for all of them.
#9 Posted by dmiller79 on October 27, 2008 at 5:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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