November 4, 2014 General Election Sample Ballot

• •The ballot includes elections for U.S. Representative (Districts 6 and 7), Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Representative (Districts 25, 26, 27), and State Senator (District 10).
• •Voters are asked to decide on the retention of three judges from the 5th District Court of Appeal: Charles Alan Lawson, Thomas D. Sawaya, and F. Rand Wallis.
• •The ballot includes local races for 7th Judicial Circuit Judge, School Board Member (District 1), and County Council Member (Districts 1 and 5).
• •The City of Daytona Beach has four municipal referendum questions, including the creation of a City Auditor position and changes to the Planning Board size.
• •The City of Deltona has four municipal referendum questions regarding charter amendments, including removing residency requirements for the City Manager and City Attorney.
• •The City of Oak Hill has a referendum question regarding the adoption of a new City Charter.
• •The cities of New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater have referendum questions regarding the authority to grant property tax exemptions to businesses.
• •The ballot includes a statewide amendment regarding the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, proposing to dedicate 33 percent of net revenues from the existing excise tax on documents for 20 years.

This ballot determines the elected officials for federal, state, and local offices and decides on municipal charter changes and judicial retention for the 7th Judicial Circuit and 5th District Court of Appeal.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.