WHEN IN DOUBT, VOTE NO
That's my position!
City of Lake Worth Beach Election
March 8, 2022
The City of Lake Worth Beach General Election will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, (with a Run-Off Election on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, if necessary), between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. for the following seat:
Commissioner District 4 Seat – Three Year Term
The following are the candidates for District 4:
Reinaldo Diaz
Craig Frost
Daniel Morgan
Click the link below for Candidate Information and Treasurer Reports.
Ballot Questions & Explanations:
Question 1
“SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY SERVE MORE THAN A MAXIMUM OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS AS A CITY ELECTED OFFICIAL AND THAT NO PERSON MAY SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS AS MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER WHEREIN THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATE OFFICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH CONSECUTIVE TERM LIMITS?”
Currently, there are no term limits in the City’s Charter. This question would allow a Commissioner or Mayor to serve only 2 3-year terms in a row, then have to wait for 23 months before running again for the same seat. A Commissioner could run for Mayor or a Mayor for Commissioner after serving 6 years, but the maximum time they could serve would be 12 years after which time they would have to sit out for 23 months.
Question 2
“SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE V, SECTION 4 TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE WHO QUALIFIES FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION IS AUTHORIZED TO CONCEDE THE RUN-OFF ELECTION WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS THEREBY DOING AWAY WITH THE NEED FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION AND ALLOWING THE REMAINING CANDIDATE TO BE DULY ELECTED?”
Concession is not addressed in the City’s Charter. In 2019, the candidate who was in second place after the general election conceded, but the City had a run-off election to ensure compliance with the Charter.
Question 3 VOTE NO
“SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE III, SECTION 1 TO PROVIDE FOR SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT VOTING WHEREIN EACH COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE VOTERS RESIDING IN HIS OR HER OWN DISTRICT, AND WILL CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CITY AND WITH THE MAYOR CONTINUING TO BE ELECTED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY-AT-LARGE?”
District Commissioners are currently elected at-large, meaning that all voters in the City vote for each Commissioner. Many cities have single-member district voting where only the voters living in that district can vote for the Commissioner for that district. Each Commissioner would continue to represent the entire City and the Mayor would continue to be elected at-large.
Question 4
“SHALL THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AMEND ITS CHARTER AT ARTICLE III, SECTION 5 TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE CITY COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE COMMISSION BY APPOINTMENT, SUCH APPOINTMENT SHALL BE MADE BY THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR THE NEXT CITY ELECTION?”
The Charter does not specify a specific time for filling a Commission vacancy beyond the overall time between a vacancy and the next election. This amendment would add language that an appointment to fill a Commission vacancy would have to be made before the start of the qualifying period.
Voting NO on everything.
ReplyDeleteCraig for me.
maybe im not to smart but if these people cant put phone numbers out for us why do i think i can reach them if they get in
ReplyDelete@8:43...I agree. They need to provide a phone number or at least an e-mail address.
ReplyDeleteI could be wrong, but I think their numbers might be listed with their names on LWB website.
ReplyDeleteIf they win, that is.
Why would you vote no on Question 2?
ReplyDelete@11:52… forgive me, I’m on me cell phone but the reasoning is that all 5 on the dais make decisions, policies and can raise our taxes on a 3 to 2 vote. We have the right to vote for every single one of them. That’s my answer in a nutshell. I want the right to vote for people who can control my life and what happens in our city.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's one way of looking at it.
ReplyDeleteHow would you look at it?
ReplyDeleteAll legal residents and all properly registered voters should be able to vote on all candidates within our city. It has always been that way for very good reasons. People making decisions that affect our entire city should be voted on by the entire legitimate voting population. I am voting "NO" on all propositions and I am voting for Craig Frost the only qualified candidate in my opinion. He may not have the gift of gab but who cares about that - he will do a great job for the City.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lynn, 12:34 and want to be able to vote for all commissioners on the dais.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how you can deny the person who wants to concede the election the right to do so.
ReplyDeleteIn effect, you're forcing him to be in the election.
In any normal election, the person who gets the most votes wins the election.
Didn't Al Gore concede the election to George Bush?
ReplyDelete@3:04...It is because a run-off election would be decided on a majority of the vote. What if both people left running (top two) with several in the field, only got 35 or 40% of the vote. It should be decided on a majority of 50% plus 1. Also, it keeps fraud or payoffs out of the equation.
ReplyDeleteSo, in other words, the person is not allowed to concede the election.
ReplyDeleteI don't think someone winning less than 50% should win an election but that's what you are voting for?
ReplyDeleteThe city just wants to save money. If you think it's ok that someone who received 35% of the vote overall as an example should be able to win, then vote yes for it. It just means that there is 65% of the voters who wanted someone else using this example.