VOTE BOTH SIDES OF BALLOT

OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA

NOVEMBER 2, 2004

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PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT

George W. Bush

 Dick Cheney

REP

John F. Kerry

 John Edwards

DEM

Michael A. Peroutka

 Chuck Baldwin

CPF

Michael Badnarik

 Richard V. Campagna

LIB

David Cobb

 Patricia LaMarche

GRE

James Harris

 Margaret Trowe

SWP

Walter F. Brown

 Mary Alice Herbert

SPF

Ralph Nader

 Peter Miguel Camejo

REF

PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT

(Vote for One)

CONGRESSIONAL

Mel Martinez REP

Betty Castor DEM

Dennis F. Bradley VET

Write-in

UNITED STATES SENATOR

(Vote for One)

Mark Foley REP

Jeff Fisher DEM

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS

DISTRICT 16

(Vote for One)

LEGISLATIVE

Gayle Harrell REP

Write-in

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT 81

(Vote for One)

COUNTY

Ed Fry REP

Ron Bowen DEM

CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT

(Vote for One)

Rodney Black REP

Ken J. Mascara DEM

SHERIFF

(Vote for One)

Kenny Hogan REP

Joseph "Joe" Smith DEM

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

DISTRICT 1

(Vote for One)

Gary D. Charles Sr. REP

Paula A. Lewis DEM

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

DISTRICT 3

(Vote for One)

Ken Waters REP

Christopher L. Craft DEM

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

DISTRICT 5

(Vote for One)

NONPARTISAN

YES

NO

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

Shall Justice Kenneth B. Bell of the Supreme Court 

be retained in office?

YES

NO

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

Shall Justice Raoul G. Cantero, III of the Supreme 

Court be retained in office?

YES

NO

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

Shall Judge Gary M. Farmer, Sr. of the Fourth 

District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

YES

NO

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

Shall Judge Robert M. Gross of the Fourth 

District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

YES

NO

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

Shall Judge Melanie G. May of the Fourth 

District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Gary L. Sweet

Bob Pegg

CIRCUIT JUDGE, 19TH CIRCUIT

GROUP 2

(Vote for One)

Cliff Barnes

Charles "Tony" Schwab

COUNTY JUDGE

GROUP 1

(Vote for One)

CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE

Michelle Berger

Chuck Ray

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2

(Vote for One)

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VOTE BOTH SIDES OF BALLOT

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL 

AMENDMENTS

YES

NO

NO. 1

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE X, SECTION 22

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 22. Parental notice of termination of a 

minor's pregnancy. The legislature shall not limit or 

deny the privacy right guaranteed to a minor under 

the United States Constitution as interpreted by the 

United States Supreme Court. Notwithstanding a 

minor’s right of privacy provided in Section 23 of 

Article I, the Legislature is authorized to require by 

general law for notification to a parent or guardian 

of a minor before the termination of the minor’s 

pregnancy. The Legislature shall provide 

exceptions to such requirement for notification and 

shall create a process for judicial waiver of the 

notification.

YES

NO

NO. 2

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE IV, SECTION 10

ARTICLE XI, SECTION 5

Constitutional Amendments Proposed By 

Initiative

Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to 

require the sponsor of a constitutional amendment 

proposed by citizen initiative to file the initiative 

petition with the Secretary of State by February 1 of 

the year of a general election in order to have the 

measure submitted to the electors for approval or 

rejection at the following November's general 

election, and to require the Florida Supreme Court 

to render an advisory opinion addressing the 

validity of an initiative petition by April 1 of the year 

in which the amendment is to be submitted to the 

electors.

YES

NO

NO. 3

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE I, SECTION 26

The Medical Liability Claimant's Compensation 

Amendment

Proposes to amend the State Constitution to 

provide that an injured claimant who enters into a 

contingency fee agreement with an attorney in a 

claim for medical liability is entitled to no less than 

70% of the first $250,000.00 in all damages 

received by the claimant, and 90% of damages in 

excess of $250,000.00, exclusive of reasonable and 

customary costs and regardless of the number of 

defendants. This amendment is intended to be selfexecuting.

The direct financial impact this amendment will 

have on state and local government revenues and 

expenditures cannot be determined.

YES

NO

NO. 4

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE X, SECTION 19

Authorizes Miami-Dade and Broward County 

Voters to Approve Slot Machines in Parimutuel 

Facilities

Authorizes Miami-Dade and Broward Counties to 

hold referenda on whether to authorize slot 

machines in existing, licensed parimutuel facilities 

(thoroughbred and harness racing, greyhound 

racing, and jai alai) that have conducted live racing 

or games in that county during each of the last two 

calendar years before effective date of this 

amendment. The Legislature may tax slot machine 

revenues, and any such taxes must supplement 

public education funding statewide. Requires 

implementing legislation.

This amendment alone has no fiscal impact on 

government. If slot machines are authorized in 

Miami-Dade or Broward counties, governmental 

costs associated with additional gambling will 

increase by an unknown amount and local sales 

tax-related revenues will be reduced by $5 milliion 

to $8 million annually. If the Legislature also 

chooses to tax slot machine revenues, state tax 

revenues from Miami-Dade and Broward counties 

combined would range from $200 million to $500 

million annually.

YES

NO

NO. 5

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE X

Florida Minimum Wage Amendment

This amendment creates a Florida minimum wage 

covering all employees in the state covered by the 

federal minimum wage. The state minimum wage 

will start at $6.15 per hour six months after 

enactment, and thereafter be indexed to inflation 

each year. It provides for enforcement, including 

double damages for unpaid wages, attorney's fees, 

and fines by the state. It forbids retaliation against 

employees for exercising this right.

The impact of this amendment on costs and 

revenues of state and local governments is 

expected to be minimal.

YES

NO

NO. 6

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE X, SECTION 19

Repeal of High Speed Rail Amendment

This amendment repeals an amendment in the 

Florida Constitution that requires the Legislature, 

the Cabinet and the Governor to proceed with the 

development and operation of a high speed ground 

transportation system by the state and/or by a 

private entity.

The probable financial impact of passage of this 

amendment is a state cost savings ranging from 

$20 billion to $25 billion over the next 30 years. 

This estimate assumes the repeal of associated 

laws, the use of state bonds to finance construction, 

and could be reduced by federal or private sector 

funding.

YES

NO

NO. 7

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE X, SECTION 22

Patients' Right to Know About Adverse 

Medical Incidents

Current Florida law restricts information 

available to patients related to investigations of 

adverse medical incidents, such as medical 

malpractice. This amendment would give 

patients the right to review, upon request, 

records of health care facilities' or providers' 

adverse medical incidents, including those 

which could cause injury or death. Provides 

that patients' identities should not be 

disclosed.

The direct financial impact this amendment will 

have on state and local government revenues 

and expenditures cannot be determined, but is 

expected to be minimal. State agencies will 

incur some additional costs to comply with 

public records requirements of the 

amendment, but these costs will be generally 

offset by fees charged to the persons 

requesting the information.

YES

NO

NO. 8

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE X, SECTION 20

Public Protection from Repeated Medical 

Malpractice

Current law allows medical doctors who have 

committed repeated malpractice to be licensed 

to practice medicine in Florida. This 

amendment prohibits medical doctors who 

have been found to have committed three or 

more incidents of medical malpractice from 

being licensed to practice medicine in Florida.

The direct financial impact on state and local 

governments resulting from the proposed 

initiative would be minimal. There will likely be 

additional costs to the state of less than $1 

million per year, but these costs will be offset 

by licensure fees.

CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE 

CHARTER AMENDMENT

YES

NO

CHARTER AMENDMENT 

REFERENDUM

(Vote for One)

A referendum is called for amendment 

of certain provisions of the Port St. 

Lucie City Charter pertaining to the 

City legal description, Councilmember 

qualifications, Councilmember 

compensation, duties of the Mayor, 

grounds for forfeiture of office, Council 

voting, duties of the City Manager, 

Council districts, transition schedules, 

referendums, City Attorney, personnel 

rules, correcting grammar, spelling, 

and gender references.

Shall the City of Port St. Lucie Charter 

be amended?

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