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Tomorrow, Aug. 26, is the primary election for local candidates, which means it’s time to pick your party representatives for offices like hospital and school board members, county commissioner, local congressperson, and, if you’re a republican, county sheriff. There is only one democratic candidate for that office, and in Florida only voters registered as members of a particular party can vote for candidates in that party.

Voting locations are described here.

There are also two county charter amendments on the ballot. The first, given the punchy name, “Charter amendment providing for timetable for charter amendment referenda, judicial review, petition signature expiration,” was apparently written to obliterate any hope of comprehension by the ordinary voter, so we’ll do our best to translate it. This referendum, as we understand it, would make it harder for citizens to collect signatures and have an issue brought to a public vote in a timely fashion. We don’t support this amendment, and we figure that, unless you vote against it, the only people who will vote on it will be those who already understand it and intend to support it.

The second is more straightforward. It proposes that whenever a charter amendment is brought to the ballot, a financial impact statement for that amendment is first disseminated to the public. Doesn’t sound like a bad idea.

Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent has also provided us with a handy sample ballot. Just fill in your precinct online and the computer will tell you who you can vote for.

Now get out there and be the decider.

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