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Everything on the Nov. 5 election ballot in Brevard County

Get to know the candidates and amendments

Jenna Greaves, Digital Intern

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – As the Nov. 5 election approaches, be prepared and know how to vote by getting to know the candidates and amendments you will see on your county’s ballot. Here is everything you need to know to vote in Brevard County on Nov. 5.

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When, where and how to vote

Early voting: Monday, Oct. 21 through Saturday, Nov. 2. from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find your early voting place HERE.

Voting by mail: Vote-by-mail ballots must be requested by Oct. 24. Ballots can be dropped off at early voting sights before Nov. 5. Ballots must be mailed in and received by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections office by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. Request a vote-by-mail ballot HERE.

On Election Day: Polling will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. You must vote at your assigned precinct on election day. Find your election day polling place HERE.

What’s on the ballot

Here are the races and amendments you will see on the ballot if you are voting in Brevard County. View a list of Brevard County candidates HERE.

NOTE: Everything listed here will be on ballots in Brevard County, but U.S. House, Florida House and Senate and local races may be different depending on where you live.

U.S. President

U.S. Senate

U.S. House

CONGRESS DISTRICT 8

Florida Senate

DISTRICT 19

Florida House

DISTRICT 30

DISTRICT 31

DISTRICT 32

DISTRICT 33

  • Monique Miller (REP): Website
  • Vernon Mitchell Anderson Jr. (DEM): Website

DISTRICT 34

Judge Retention Y/N?

SUPREME COURT

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

Florida Constitutional Amendments

Vote yes for approval. Vote no for rejection.

  • AMENDMENT 1: Partisan Election of Members of District School Boards (Article IX, Section 4 and Article XII)
    • Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election and to specify that the amendment only applies to elections held on or after the November 2026 general election. However, partisan primary elections may occur before the 2026 general election for purposes of nominating political party candidates to that office for placement on the 2026 general election ballot.
  • AMENDMENT 2: Right to Fish and Hunt (Article I, Section 28)
    • Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to preserve forever fishing and hunting, including by the use of traditional methods, as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife. Specifies that the amendment does not limit the authority granted to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under Section 9 of Article IV of the State Constitution.
  • AMENDMENT 3: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana (Article X, Section 29)
    • Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories. Applies to Florida law; does not change, or immunize violations of, federal law. Establishes possession limits for personal use. Allows consistent legislation. Defines terms. Provides effective date.
    • The amendment’s financial impact primarily comes from expected sales tax collections. If legal today, sales of nonmedical marijuana would be subject to sales tax and would remain so if voters approve this amendment. Based on other states’ experiences, expected retail sales of non-medical marijuana would generate at least $195.6 million annually in state and local sales tax revenues once the retail market is fully operational, although the timing of this occurring is unclear. Under current law, the existing statutory framework for medical marijuana is repealed six months after the effective date of this amendment which affects how this amendment will be implemented. A new regulatory structure for both medical and nonmedical use of marijuana will be needed. Its design cannot be fully known until the legislature acts; however, regulatory costs will probably be offset by regulatory fees. Other potential costs and savings cannot be predicted.
  • AMENDMENT 4: Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion (Article 1, New Section)
    • No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider. This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.
    • The proposed amendment would result in significantly more abortions and fewer live births per year in Florida. The increase in abortions could be even greater if the amendment invalidates laws requiring parental consent before minors undergo abortions and those ensuring only licensed physicians perform abortions. There is also uncertainty about whether the amendment will require the state to subsidize abortions with public funds. Litigation to resolve those and other uncertainties will result in additional costs to the state government and state courts that will negatively impact the state budget. An increase in abortions may negatively affect the growth of state and local revenues over time. Because the fiscal impact of increased abortions on state and local revenues and costs cannot be estimated with precision, the total impact of the proposed amendment is indeterminate.
  • AMENDMENT 5: Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead Exemptions (Article VII, Section 6 and Article XII)
    • Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require an annual adjustment for inflation to the value of current or future homestead exemptions that apply solely to levies other than school district levies and for which every person who has legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another person legally or naturally dependent upon the owner is eligible. This amendment takes effect January 1, 2025.
  • AMENDMENT 6: Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement (Article VI, Section 7)
    • Proposing the repeal of the provision in the State Constitution which requires public financing for campaigns of candidates for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits.

County Races

SHERIFF

  • Wayne Ivey (incumbent) (REP): Website
  • Brian Allen Potters (WRI): Website

COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 1

COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3

COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 5

SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4

COUNTY JUDGE GROUP 6

CHARTER AMENDMENT

NEWS 6 COVERAGE: Brevard County charter amendments: Here’s what you need to know

  • Salary: Effective January 1, 2025, shall Article 2, Section 2.6 of the Brevard County Charter be amended to provide that the salary of the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners be determined solely as 90 percent of that set forth in Chapter 145, Florida Statutes for county commissioners, as amended from time to time, which state statute provides a uniform method of compensation for county commissioners with similar duties across the state?
    • Yes For Approval
    • No For Rejection
  • NEWS 6 COVERAGE: ‘Why should they get so much?’: Voters deciding whether Brevard commissioners get 70% raise

RESOLUTIONS

  • Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions for new businesses and expansions of existing businesses: Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County, Florida continue to be authorized to grant, pursuant to S. 3, Art. VII of the state constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in the county?
    • Yes - For Authority to Grant Exemptions
    • No - Against Authority to Grant Exemptions
  • (Only applies to Precinct 102.2) Referendum to determine whether to pave certain unpaved roads through the levy of non-ad valorem special assessments: Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County, Florida, be authorized to levy a non-ad valorem special assessment to pave certain county-maintained unpaved roads within Canaveral Groves at an estimated annual assessment amount of $1,500 per parcel over twenty (20) years beginning in 2025, such assessment to be levied only upon parcels abutting or otherwise receiving a special benefit from the road paving project?
    • Yes, for the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment
    • No, Against the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment

Cape Canaveral

MAYOR

Cocoa

MAYOR

RENEWAL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION

  • Shall the City Council of the City of Cocoa continue to be authorized to grant, pursuant to s. 3, Art. VII of the State Constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in the City of Cocoa?
    • Yes - For Authority to Grant Exemptions
    • No - Against Authority to Grant Exemptions

Cocoa Beach

MAYOR/COMMISSION SEAT 1

COMMISSION SEAT 2

COMMISSION SEAT 3

  • Michael B. Johnson: No website found
  • Tim Tumulty: Website

Indian Harbour Beach

CITY COUNCIL SEAT 3

Indialantic

TOWN COUNCIL RESIDENCY

  • The Town Charter currently requires that a candidate for Town Council must have been a resident of the Town for one year at any time prior to qualifying. The amendment proposes to clarify the language by requiring that a candidate for Town Council must have been a resident for a continuous period of one year immediately prior to qualifying as a candidate.
    • Yes (For Approval)
    • No (For Rejection)

Malabar

CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE BREVARD COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT MSTU

  • Shall the Town continue to participate in the Brevard County Law Enforcement MSTU?
    • Yes
    • No

Melbourne

MAYOR

COUNCIL DISTRICT 1

COUNCIL DISTRICT 3

COUNCIL DISTRICT 5

TERM LIMITS CHARTER AMENDMENT

  • Currently, no person serving as mayor or council member may serve more than two consecutive terms of four years each in said position. Shall the Charter of the City of Melbourne be amended to allow a person serving as mayor or council member to serve not more than three consecutive terms of four years each in said position?
    • Yes (For Approval)
    • No (For Rejection)

Melbourne Beach

COMMISSIONER-AT-LARGE (2 SEATS)

Melbourne Village

REFERENDUM

  • Shall the Town Charter be amended to remove provisions that are outdated, unnecessary or conflict with state law; establishing a form of government and providing general powers and duties of the Town Commission and Commissioners; forfeiture of Office of Commissioners, establishment of departments, offices, and agencies, and other provisions; as provided in Exhibit A, Ordinance 2024-01, New Town Charter? Shall the above described question be adopted?
    • Yes
    • No

Palm Bay

COUNCIL SEAT 2

COUNCIL SEAT 3

COUNCIL SEAT 5

  • Jimmy Backus: Facebook page
  • Paul D. Galbreath II: Website
  • Mike Spencer Jaffe: No website found
  • Eduardo Macaya: No website found
  • David Rodriguez: Website

CHARTER AMENDMENT GOVERNING THE EMPLOYMENT OF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY(S)

  • Shall Subsections 3.111, 3.113, and 3.114 of the City Charter be amended to provide for the hiring of assistant city attorney(s) by the City Attorney instead of the City Council to be consistent with the other City Charter officers -- the City Manager and City Clerk who hire their own assistants and staff?
    • Yes
    • No

Rockledge

CITY COUNCIL SEAT 6

Satellite Beach

MAYOR

CITY COUNCIL (2 SEAT)

Titusville

MAYOR

COUNCIL SEAT 2

  • Christopher Lance Childs: Website
  • Sarah Seree Stoeckel (incumbent): Website

COUNCIL SEAT 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION

  • Shall the City Council of the City of Titusville, Florida be authorized to grant, pursuant to S. 3, Art. VII of the state constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses that are expected to create new, full-time jobs in the city?
    • Yes - For Authority to Grant Exemptions
    • No - Against Authority to Grant Exemptions

West Melbourne

COUNCIL MEMBER (4 SEATS)

CHARTER AMENDMENT IMPOSING TERM LIMITS ON THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

  • Currently, the West Melbourne City Charter does not provide term limits for the mayor and members of the city council. Shall the City Charter be amended to limit the mayor and councilmembers to three consecutive four-year terms for each office?
    • Yes
    • No

Heritage Isle CDD Seat 5

  • Jo LaBrecque: No website found
  • Barbara J. Wong: No website found

Montecito CDD Seat 2

  • Catherine LeCesne: No website found
  • Mark Nehiba: No website found

Viera Stewardship District Seat 4

  • William “Will” Bumgarner: No website found
  • Christopher Shane Wright: No website found

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