Qualifying for the 2023 municipal election ended at noon on Friday. Early voting begins Oct. 23 and Election Day is Nov. 7.
Tag: elections
Posted inActivism
Grassroots Effort Aims to Boost Voter Turnout, Especially Among Black Men
Sorority partners with barbershop to tackle low participation. Only 4% of voters in the 2021 municipal elections were Black men.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
City Elections: Simmons Draws Two Challengers; Two Commissioners Remain Unopposed
Incumbents Chad McLeod and Bill Read have drawn no opponents yet; candidates have until Sept. 22 to file.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't, Politics
Brush Up on Two Lakeland Charter Amendments Before You Vote
The elections of mayor and two city commissioners are not the only choices voters will face in Lakeland’s Nov. 2 election. The ballot also includes two proposed changes to the City Charter.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Strong-Mayor Funder Contributes $229,000
With city elections nearly four months away, the campaign to change Lakeland’s city government to a strong-mayor system has amassed $231,193, by far the largest war chest in any Lakeland election campaign ever. Read on to see how each of the 15 announced candidates for city office are financing their races and who the biggest […]
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't, Politics
Video: City Commission Candidates Forum
Read Ledger coverage of the forum.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't, Politics
Commission Candidates Introduce Themselves Via Video
AJ Rodriguez offers a fresh outlook and familiarity with Millennials and minorities, Ricky Shirah is angry that the city sold Henley Field, and incumbent Philip Walker stands on the city’s success with taming gangs and fostering business. Those are highlights of brief videos of the candidates running for the only contested seat on the Lakeland […]
Posted inNews Roundup
Read It in the Morning Paper
City Commissioner Philip Walker faces election challenges from A.J. Rodriguez and Ricky Shirah. Meanwhile, Justin Troller was re-elected without opposition, and newcomer Bill “Tiger” Read becomes a commissioner in January since nobody else qualified to run for the seat being vacated by Keith Merritt. Lois Searl, who leaves a legacy in volunteerism and as the first […]