I think this discussion can be confusing to would-be homebuyers and newbies who have been told by haters of the developer that we have no vote on our city government.
Here is a link to Sumter County elections supervisor website, where our sample ballot is shown for today's elections. Clearly, we vote for our district/city representatives on the same ballot on which we elect a governor, senator, congressman, county commissioner, etc.
Here is the sample ballot link:
http://www.sumterelections.org/Porta...E%20BALLOT.pdf