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Voting Matters

Voting Matters. Comprehensive Campaign to Keep Your Right to Vote!. Palm Beach County Charter Review Initiative. Independent Charter Review Committee (Commission appoints representation) County Commission acting as Charter Review Committee. County Commission Proposals.

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Voting Matters

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  1. Voting Matters Comprehensive Campaign to Keep Your Right to Vote! The Communication & New Media Department

  2. Palm Beach County Charter Review Initiative • Independent Charter Review Committee (Commission appoints representation) • County Commission acting as Charter Review Committee The Communication & New Media Department

  3. County Commission Proposals • Appointed Supervisor of Elections • Appointed Tax Collector • Consolidate some departments • Elect non-partisan commissioners • New districting mixed 5 single-member/2 at-large • Voter approved sale of conservation easements The Communication & New Media Department

  4. County Commission Timeline • January 2011 • County Commission held initial discussion • April 2011 • County Commission approved broad process to receive public input The Communication & New Media Department

  5. County Commission Timeline • Summer 2011 (June – September) • Public meetings to educate and gather input from the public regarding possible charter revisions • Written and online surveys are distributed to prioritize suggested charter revisions • Survey results are tabulated • Fall/Winter 2011 (November) • BCC reviews survey results The Communication & New Media Department

  6. CNMG Outreach Response • Determine Key Stakeholders in tier system • Chambers of Commerce (County, Municipalities, Special Interest) • Civic Groups (Taxpayer Advisory Board, Tea Party, South Florida 9/12, League of Women Voters, Jewish Women’s Federation, Urban League) • HOA/Neighborhood Groups (Century Village) The Communication & New Media Department

  7. CNMG Outreach Response • Partnered with other Constitutional Officers The Communication & New Media Department

  8. CNMG Outreach Response • Developed Talking Points (Ask Anne); Sample Responses • Set goals for stakeholder comment card distribution/collection • Attended each PBC public input meeting The Communication & New Media Department

  9. Survey Card The Communication & New Media Department

  10. Ask Anne – Constitutional Officers The Communication & New Media Department

  11. Ask Anne – Elections & Power The Communication & New Media Department

  12. Talking Points The Communication & New Media Department

  13. Sample Messages The Communication & New Media Department

  14. CNMG Outreach Response • Set up Charter Review webpage • Included Charter review articles in TaxTalk and monthly HOA Newsletters • Attended various community/neighborhood association meetings The Communication & New Media Department

  15. Charter Review Landing Page The Communication & New Media Department

  16. TaxTalk Newsletter – Charter Review Article The Communication & New Media Department

  17. Local Press Coverage – Palm Beach Post Editorial The Communication & New Media Department

  18. Local Press Coverage – Citizen Letter to the Editor The Communication & New Media Department

  19. Corruption Collage of Charter Counties w/out Constitutional Officers The Communication & New Media Department

  20. “Voting Matters” Accomplishments The Communication & New Media Department

  21. Preliminary Public Comments • Appointed Sheriff • Appointed Supervisor of Elections • Appointed Tax Collector • Consolidate some departments • Eliminate term limits • Elect all commissioners at-large • Elect non-partisan commissioners The Communication & New Media Department

  22. Preliminary Public Comments, contd. • Add two commissioners by region (north/south; east/west) • Eliminate commissioners from serving on other boards (SWA) • Place constitutional offices under the Inspector General • Implement instant runoff voting for commission and constitutional offices • Place Sheriff’s budget in county control • Cap yearly millage increase to no more than 1.5% The Communication & New Media Department

  23. Public Comments - Final Results • No changes • Keep Elected Constitutional Officers • Keep 8 Year Term Limits • Keep Single-Member Districts • Do not switch to a Strong Mayor format The Communication & New Media Department

  24. Top Ten Public Charter Review Comments Keep Elected Constitutional Officers The Communication & New Media Department

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