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Sarasota County is one of the 67 counties in Florida. The Supervisor of Elections for Sarasota County is Kathy Dent. The elections department is responsible for coordinating and administering elections and tabulating election results.

2012

November 6

See also: November 6, 2012 ballot measures in Florida

Defeated Sarasota County Charter Amendment (November 2012)
Approved Sarasota City Super Majority Vote Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved Sarasota City Derivatives Prohibition Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved Sarasota City Signature Gathering Time Extension Amendment Question (November 2012)
Defeated Sarasota City Alternate Minimum Wage Deletion Amendment Question (November 2012)
Defeated Sarasota City Charter Review Recommendations Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved Sarasota City No Participation Certificates Amendment Question (November 2012)
Defeated Sarasota City Split Auditor and Clerk Office Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved North Port City Commission Chair Election Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved North Port City District Residency Requirement Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved North Port City Mayoral Title Amendment Question (November 2012)
Defeated North Port City Manager Removal Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved North Port City Auditor Removal Amendment Question (November 2012)
Approved North Port Ordinance No. 2012-15 Question (November 2012)

2011

November 8

See also: November 8, 2011 ballot measures in Florida

Approved Venice City Charter Amendment (November 2011)

March 15

See also: March 15, 2011 ballot measures in Florida

Approved Longboat Key Beach Renourishment Bond Measure (March 2011) (also in Manatee County)

2010

August 24

See also: August 24, 2010 ballot measures in Florida

Approved Sarasota County Business Tax Waiver (August 2010)

March 16

See also: March 16, 2010 ballot measures in Florida

Approved Sarasota County School District Levy Increase (March 2010)

2009

March 10

See also: March 10, 2009 ballot measures in Florida

Defeated Sarasota Expansion of City Commission Vote, 2009

Not on Ballot

Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot Sarasota County Commissioner Term Limits Question (January 2012)

County Evaluation

A study was conducted evaluating Florida's county election websites based on seven criteria. For detailed information on the Navigation number see: Navigation.

  • Has Election site: Yes
  • Current Information: Yes
  • Ballot Text: Yes
  • Issues List: No
  • Updated Results: Yes
  • Archives: Yes
  • Navigation: 4

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