School Board candidates are non-partisan per voter approval of Amendment 11, November 3, 1998. See Districts for current commission district boundaries or click HERE for map. Even though County Commissioners must reside within and are elected by only those voters within a specific district, Commissioners represent the entire county once elected. See Districts for information regarding current school board residence district lines or click HERE for map. Independent districts created by special or general acts of the Florida Legislature, provide a special purpose such as fire protection.
Terms of office are four years unless otherwise provided in the enabling legislation.
Independent Fire Control, Soil and Water, and Mosquito Control Districts are non-partisan by virtue of general law. Candidates for election to these districts appear only on the general election ballot. See maps for independent fire control and rescue districts and the mosquito control district boundaries in Collier County.