Turtle time is coming, so let’s talk elections.
March marks the start of the annual sea turtle season, when beach lighting dims and stakes marking buried turtle nests begin sprouting along the shoreline.
It’s also municipal election season, when loca
A special statehouse election primary will be held Jan. 13 for the District 87 seat that was vacated when former state Rep. Mike Caruso resigned his position after being appointed Palm Beach County’s clerk of court and comptroller by Gov. Ron DeSanti
Ocean Ridge Commissioners Carolyn Cassidy and David Hutchins retained their seats when they filed for reelection and no one filed to oppose them. The qualifying deadline was Nov. 14.
It will be Cassidy’s second term. She was first elected in March 20
By Brian Biggane
The first South Palm Beach mayoral race in recent memory is shaping up after citizen activist and Town Hall project critic Rafael Pineiro filed his papers on the first day of eligibility in early November for the March 10 election.
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By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission rejected a proposal to reinstate a supermajority voting rule for removing the city manager, after a heated public hearing that drew dozens of residents passionate about local governance.
The proposed c
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream voters will choose next March among the five incumbents on the Town Commission and a political but not unknown newcomer.
Michael Glennon, who has taken an active role as a resident in commission discussions the past thre
Lantana Town Council incumbents Mark Zeitler and Chris Castle secured new three-year terms on Nov. 21 after being the only candidates to qualify for what was to be next year’s municipal election.
Zeitler and Castle both successfully filed to retain
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes is looking for two good aldermen or women.
Alderman Jeff Duncan was the only one of three incumbents in November to file qualifying papers for the March 10 election. Mayor Ted Gross and Alderwoman Holly Reitnauer did n
Delray Beach City Commissioner Angela Burns won reelection when no one filed to run against her by the city’s Nov. 21 qualifying deadline.
Three candidates have qualified to run for the open seat now held by Vice Mayor Rob Long. Long has to resign hi
By John Pacenti
In an unusual December election, voters in Florida House District 90 will pick a new state representative.
The Dec. 9 election choice features Democrat Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long, Republican Maria Zack or independent Karen Yeh
There are many things we do not do. At the top of that list is this: The Coastal Star does not do political endorsements.
To fairly write endorsements requires conducting interviews — preferably in-person. These are time-consuming and almost impossi
Welcome! It’s exciting to see so many fresh faces on the dais at Town Hall. Thanks to each of you for stepping up to serve the community.
Term limits, personal conflicts and Florida’s financial disclosure law (known as Form 6) opened the door for ma
To participate in the March 19 Presidential Preference Primary and local elections, residents must be registered to vote by Feb. 20.
You can register online at RegistertoVoteFlorida.gov.
Application forms are also available at any Palm Beach County S
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents will see familiar faces on the Town Commission for another year, with the mayor, vice mayor and one commissioner all returning to their seats thanks to drawing no opposition.
With filing for a Town Commission
After contentious municipal elections concluded in March, there was celebration in our coastal cities and towns. One side won, one side lost. Now we’re watching as winning candidates are rushing to fulfill campaign promises and reward supporters.
Ret
City Council members on April 11 unanimously adopted a resolution that denounces and condemns all types of racism and bigotry, including an “alarming” rise in antisemitism.
The resolution was requested by Mayor Scott Singer, who is Jewish. He cited
Voters who want to vote by mail in the March 14 election must make a new request for a mail-in ballot because state law was changed.
Vote-by-Mail ballot requests made before the November 2022 general election expired on Dec. 31, according to the Super
By Joel Engelhardt
A Boca Raton Democrat takes on a Highland Beach Republican in the most competitive of several legislative contests awaiting barrier island voters on Nov. 8.
Andy Thomson, a Boca Raton resident since 2016 and City Council member sin
Republicans from Boca Raton to South Palm Beach will head to the polls Aug. 23 to pick candidates for two Florida House seats and one Senate seat in unfamiliar districts — the result of voting maps that were redrawn this year after the 2020 Census.
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By Mary Hladky
The Florida Elections Commission has found that Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke did not act improperly or illegally when she sent an email to residents announcing her candidate endorsements in last year’s city election.
The commission clos
