Staff report
The 2027 municipal races are already shaping up. In Delray Beach, Commissioner Juli Casale has announced she will challenge Mayor Tom Carney in the March 9 mayoral election. In Boca Raton, eight candidates have signaled their interest in
New mayor, manager see a way forward after voters’ veto
Voters wait in line at Grace Community Church in Boca Raton. Citywide, more than 19,000 people cast ballots, while a typical election draws about 12,000. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Two maxims stand out from South County’s March 10 municipal races: Elections have consequences and every vote counts. Those maxims were true in one of the area’s smallest towns and in its biggest city.
Boca Raton voters squashed plans for a major pr
Mayor ousted as three newcomers win seats; incumbent ’did not expect this at all’
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By Brian Biggane
In a surprising vote that all but ended the effort in South Palm Bea
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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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
Manalapan will have no municipal election in March because the candidates for the open seats qualified without opposition.
The town has confirmed that the following individuals qualified for office in November as required, and that no one else filed
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By Jane Smith
South County election mavens will be watching the role mail-in ballots play in this month’s municipal elections.
Some groups have learned how to win local elections by asking voters to use mail-in ballots and collecting them,
By Steven J. Smith
Candidates planning to run for offices in many of the Palm Beach County municipal elections March 15, will need to file qualifying papers earlier than usual, according to Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher.
“Due to the fede
