Miami Herald Recommendations

President and Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama and Joe Biden

U.S. Representative

• District 18: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• District 20: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• District 21: Raul Martinez
• District 23: Alcee L. Hastings
• District 25: Mario Diaz-Balart

State Senate

• District 31: Eleanor Sobel
• District 35: Dan Gelber

State Representative

• District 97: Martin David Kiar
• District 99: Elaine J. Schwartz
• District 101: Matt Hudson
• District 102: Eduardo "Eddy" Gonzalez
• District 106: Richard L. Steinberg
• District 107: Luis Garcia
• District 110: Esteban Bovo
• District 111: Erik Fresen
• District 112: David Rivera
• District 113: Carlos Lopez-Cantera
• District 117: Julio Robaina
• District 119: Juan C. Zapata
• District 120: Ron Saunders

• No. 1 (declaration of rights): Yes
• No. 2 (marriage protection): No
• No. 3 (changes not affecting assessed value of real property): Yes
• No. 4 (property tax exemption of conserved land): Yes
• No. 6 (assessment of working waterfront property): Yes
• No. 8 (local option of community college funding): Yes

Broward County Questions

• Yes to all

• Offices of manager and mayor: Yes
• County commissioners salaries: No
• Qualifying for office: Yes
• Petition approval and public hearings: Yes
• Approval of initiative petitions: Yes
• Uniform fire and rescue service: No

Broward County Officials

• Clerk of the Circuit Court: Howard C. Forman
• Sheriff: Al Lamberti
• Property Appraiser: Lori Parrish
• Supervisor of Elections: Brenda C. Snipes
• Commission, District 5: Lois Wexler
• Commission, District 7: John E Rodstrom Jr.
• Commission, District 9: Josephus Eggelletion Jr.
• School Board, District 1: Richard W "Rick" Saltrick

Hallandale City Commission

• Anthony A. Sanders and Julie Prado Hamlin

Miami-Dade County Officials

• Clerk of the Circuit Court: Harvey Ruvin
• Property Appraiser: Gwen Margolis

Courts

Supreme Court

• Retain Justice Charles E. Wells: Yes



Third District Court of Appeal

• Retain Judge Gerald B. Cope Jr.: Yes
• Retain Judge David M. Gersten: Yes
• Retain Judge Barbara Lagoa: Yes
• Retain Judge Juan Ramirez Jr.: Yes
• Retain Judge Vance E. Salter: Yes



Fourth District Court of Appeal

• Retain Judge Mark. E. Polen: Yes
• Retain Judge W. Mathew Stevenson: Yes
• Retain Judge Martha C. Warner: Yes



Circuit Court

• Group 3: Bernard Isaac "Bernie" Bober
• Group 19: Yvonne Colodny
• Group 21: Merrilee Ehrlich
• Group 27: Steven Brian Feren