“A premium was placed on winning over the participating electorate during major cycles. The result is these commissioners all have a stamp of approval on their respective agendas greater than any district-level commissioners in city history.”
“When voters in 2018 — 13,787 of them in fact — decided to “Change The Date,” they also changed the philosophy of choosing leaders.”
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We applaud the decision of the majority of the Commission. This decision will ensure that there will never be another spring election again! https://t.co/e5O2KJCkbr
We applaud the majority City Commission for setting a November election and for their implementation decision. When this initiative passes, there will not be another spring election again! https://t.co/qztSr9Fpiw
@TyStevenW@jacobogles@CityofSarasota Why is the petition process necessary?
Repeatedly, a majority of the SRQ City Comm. has refused to allow voters to decide the date of elections in a referendum. This leaves the petition process as the only method of allowing the voters to decide the date. https://t.co/xhFtjgXmwp
On June 18, City Commission scheduled to get first look at draft ordinance for November referendum on changing dates of city elections https://t.co/YaJwxbPiV5 via @SaraNewsLeader
City Commission to discuss successful petition drive calling for referendum on changing city election cycle https://t.co/I5noGieftK via @SaraNewsLeader
Great @jacobogles column in @SRQChirps SRQ Daily! Under the petition changes, the final election for City Commissioners will ALWAYS be held in November when you have the largest voter turnouts! https://t.co/Pu0S3Pn8lH
Sarasota nerd alert. I've compiled election turnout for the past 16 citywide elections in Sarasota. Will write about relevance to @DecideTheDate issue in my @SRQChirps column tomorrow.
A group has officially gathered the required number of signatures to get a ballot referendum on moving city elections from spring to summer/fall. Background: https://t.co/w4bdcCOLfo https://t.co/c8cVnv1Y9U