Here are the Miami Herald Editorial Board’s recommendations for Nov. 3 general election

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, but Florida voters are already casting ballots by mail, and early voting for the general election runs through Nov. 1.

There’s a lot at stake — both locally and nationally — and the Miami Herald is committed to helping you make sense of it all.

In September, the Miami Herald launched a comprehensive Voter Guide that gives users a customized ballot based on their address. This resource includes candidate profiles and essential voting information. Subscribers can also read what candidates said about their backgrounds and important issues to voters.

And as we do every election cycle, Editorial Board members interviewed the majority of candidates that Miami-Dade voters will see on the ballot. This year, the Editorial Board’s newly created Community Advisory Board took part in some of the interviews. The Advisory Board is made up of three community-engaged members who will add their unique perspectives to the Editorial Board’s deliberations until the end of the year.

Here are our recommendations as a simple list so voters have something to take with them to the polls.

This list will be updated often, so check back for more races.

Representative in Congress, District 23:

▪ Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Representative in Congress, District 24:

▪ Frederica Wilson

Representative in Congress, District 26:

▪ Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

Representative in Congress, District 27:

▪ Donna Shalala

Florida Supreme Court

▪ Shall Justice Carlos G. Muñiz be retained in office? NO

Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal

▪ Shall Judge Monica Gordo be retained in office? YES

▪ Shall Judge Eric William Hendon be retained in office? YES

▪ Shall Judge Fleur Jeannine Lobree be retained in office? YES

▪ Shall Judge Thomas Logue be retained in office? YES

▪ Shall Judge Bronwyn Catherine Miller be retained in office? YES

Florida Constitutional Amendments

Here’s a summary of the six proposed amendments and what they do.

▪ No. 1 (Citizenship required to vote): NO

▪ No. 2 (Raise minimum wage): YES

▪ No. 3 (Open primaries): YES

▪ No: 4 (Require amendments to pass twice): NO

▪ No: 5 (Extend Save Our Homes): YES

▪ No: 6 (Tax discount for veteran spouses): YES

State Senator, District 35

▪ Shevrin Jones

State Senator, District 37:

▪ Jose Javier Rodriguez

State Senator, District 39:

▪ Javier E. Fernandez

State Representative, District 103:

▪ Cindy Polo

State Representative, District 105:

▪ Maureen Porras

State Representative, District 110:

▪ Annette Collazo

State Representative, District 111:

▪ Bryan Avila

State Representative, District 112:

▪ Nicholas Xavier Duran

State Representative, District 114:

▪ Demi Busatta Cabrera

State Representative, District 115:

▪ Vance Aloupis

State Representative, District 116:

▪ Daniel A. Perez

State Representative, District 118:

▪ Ricky Junquera

State Representative, District 119:

▪ Juan Fernandez-Barquin

State Representative, District 120:

▪ James “Jim” Vernon Mooney Jr

Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts

▪ Harvey Ruvin

Miami-Dade County charter amendments:

Here’s a summary of the three proposed amendments and what they do.

▪ Amendment 1: YES

▪ Amendment 2: YES

▪ Amendment 3: NO

Miami-Dade Mayor

▪ Daniella Levine Cava

Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 3

▪ Gepsie Metellus

Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 5

▪ Eileen Higgins

Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 7

▪ Raquel Regalado

Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 9

▪ Kionne McGhee

Miami-Dade School Board, District 3

▪ Russ Rywell

Miami-Dade School Board, District 5

▪ Mara Zapata

Miami-Dade School Board, District 9

▪ Dennis Moss

This story was originally published October 16, 2020 at 10:59 AM.