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Originally Posted by tophcfa
So, the above thread title was cut and pasted from the news source that can not be mentioned on TOV. Apparently the three incumbents that are up for a contested re-election each received about $60,000 in contributions from an assortment of friends of the developers.
This clearly smells like payback for their votes to approve the 25% Sumter county property tax increase they all voted in favor of. This property tax clearly shifted the impact fee burden of new development from the developers to the existing homeowners of Sumter county.
Although I find this very disturbing and ethically questionable, I am not surprised by the news.
Furthermore, the three challengers of the incumbents have stated that they will not accept corporate contributions so that they will not have a conflict of interest and pledge to represent the taxpayers of Sumter county.
I know who I will be voting for.
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In my opinion, the election of Sumter County commissioners will be determined by the Aug. 18 Primary. This is because the three incumbents and the three challengers are all on the Republican ballot.
Because Florida is a closed primary state, you must be registered as a Republican to receive a a Republican ballot on Primary Day. If you are registered as a Democrat or an Independent, you won't get a Republican ballot and won't be able to cast the vote you desire.
July 20 is the deadline to change your party registration for the Aug. 18 Primary. You can do so here:
Florida Voter Registration System Of course, you can change back after the Primary.