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Will You Earn Your A?August 15, 2014

August Primary Election Issue #1

No. 14-10E

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Primary Election, Tuesday, August 26, 2014[See Candidate Listings And Ballot Questions On Page 3]

EDITORIAL

WILL YOU EARN AN A.

Ive been a teacher for over 50years. At the end of every term,there was almost always onestudent who came up to me andsaid Why did you give me a C?I was here every day. You shouldhave given me an A.

My response, of course, was, Idont give grades. You earn them.Just being in class is only part ofyour grade. Theres also home-work and class participation.

A course cycle in Citizenship101 is four years. Every fouryears there are usually 4 0r moreelections. Here is the currentcourse cycle:

Note: Your Voice IsMore Powerful In

A Primary ElectionThan In A November

General Election.

2011 Municipal - March2012 Municipal - March Primary - August General - November

2013 Municipal - March2014 [this year] Municipal - March Primary - August General - November

Your grade for Citizenship 101is not only based on showing upat the polls, but preparing forthat nal polls test by doingyour homeworknding out

[Continued on page 2, Grade Yourself)

There Are Three WaysTo Vote

1. By mail the best way.

2. Early Voting Secondbest.

3. At Your Polling Place last chance.

Early Voting

For The 2014 PrimaryVoting Sites Fourteen sites

will be open

10 a.m. to 6 p.m daily,

Monday August 11 through

Sunday August 24.

You may vote at any site in

the County.

Nearest To Boca Nearest to

residents of Boca Raton:

The Old Boca Library,

200 NW Boca Raton Blvd

South County Civic Center

16700 Jog Rd. Delray Beach.

For other sites check the

home page of the Supervisor

of Elections web site

http://www.pbcelections.org

Help choose the candidates who

will represent Democrats inNovember.

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Reasons For Not VotingIn a 2008 U.S. Census Bureau study, here are thereasons given for not voting:

Too busy, conicting schedule (didntget a mail ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.5%

Illness or disability (didntget a mail ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.9%

Not interested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.4%Did not like the candidates

or campaign issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9%

Other reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3%

Out of town (didntget a mail ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8%

Dont know or refused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0%

Registration problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0%

Inconvenient polling place (didnt

get a mail ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7%Transportation problems (didnt

get a mail ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6%

Forgot to vote (didntget a mail ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6%

[Grade Yourself, continued from page 1]

candidate best ts your temperament and yourwishes, what is in the ballot measures, and whatyour respected sources suggest.

Each election on the chart on page 1 is worth 12%of your final grade. Grade yourself. What grade didyou earn in the last 4 years ? If you only voted for

President in 2012 [you earned a 12%], what shouldyourreport card show?0-59 F, 60-69 D, 70-79 C, 80-89 B, 90-100A

Young Adults and Health Insurance: NotInvincible But Perhaps Convincible

[Findings from the Deloitte 2014 Survey of Young Adults and Health Insurance]

Held Their Breath When state and federal health

insurance exchanges rolled out, health plans and

policymakers held their breath to see whether young

people would sign up. Their participation could be

key to balancing the older, sicker population whose

expensive medical needs stood to burden new risk

pools. In the end, 28 percent of ACA enrollees were

from the critical 18-to-34-year-old cohort.

Risk Taking? Its popular to categorize this

demographic as healthy, risk-taking young invincibles,

but a Deloitte survey of 500 young adults (age 19-34)

from April 2014 tells a different story:

Reasons For Not Signing Up Among the young

adults who didnt sign up for coverage, fewer than one

in ve said it was because they dont expect to need

insurance. But two-thirds said they just couldnt afford

it. More than half never even visited a state or federal

exchange site.

Reasons For Signing Up Those who did get

insurance said the most important reasons were to paymedical bills, to secure peace of mind and to avoid

paying the federal penalty.

Unaware Half of those who signed up said Med-

icaid or subsidies were an important part of that de-

cision but more than half of all respondents (those

who signed up and those who did not) remain unaware

that the federal government can help them pay for in-

surance, or that they can stay on their parents policies

until age 26. ###

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FEDERALCONGRESS

U.S. Representative, Dist. 20 -Democratic Party

Jean L. Enright Alcee L. Hastings (Incumbent)

Jameel Mccline

U.S. Representative, Dist. 21 -Democratic Party

Ted Deutch (Incumbent) Emmanuel G. Morel

STATE:EXECUTIVE

Governor and LieutenantGovernor - Democratic Party

Charlie Crist/Not Yet Designated Nan H. Rich/Not Yet Designated

Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party George Sheldon Perry E. Thurston

STATE HOUSE

State District Representative, Dist. 81(Universal Primary Contest. )

Joshua Izaak Kevin Rader (Incumbent)

FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

(Palm Beach County) (Non-Partisan)

[Most criminal and civil casesoriginate at the Circuit court level,the circuit Court handles cases over$15,000.]

Circuit Court Judge, Grp. 14

Diana Lewis (Incumbent)

Jessica Ticktin

Circuit Court Judge, Grp. 30 Maxine Cheesman Jaimie Goodman

Peggy Rowe-Linn

COUNTY:COUNTY COMMISSIONER,

Dist. 6 - Democratic PartyKathy Foster (D)

Melissa Mckinlay (D)

SCHOOL BOARD(Non-Partisan)

School Board, Dist. 3Karen Brill (Incumbent) (D)

John Michael Hartman (R) David Benoit Mech (L)School Board, Dist. 4 Justin Katz (D) Larry Rosensweig (D) Tom Suttereld (R) Erica Whiteld (D)School Board, Dist. 6

Marcia Andrews (Incumbent) (D)

Joe Moore (R)School Board, Dist. 7Piaget Peppi Hendrix (D)

Debra L. Robinson (Incumbent) (D)

SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS

(Non-Partisan)

Indian Trail ImprovementDistrict Seat 3

Ralph Bair (Incumbent) (D) Alan Ballweg (D) David A. Bradley (D)Jupiter Inlet CommissionDistrict 4

Shawn Ray Lopez (D) Kenneth H. Mays, Jr. (D)

MUNICIPAL:DELRAY BEACH: BALLOT QUESTION

Question OneCharter Amendment

Removal Of The ManagerThe charter currently requires the

afrmative vote of four members ofthe commission to terminate the citymanager. Under the proposed charteramendment, the afrmative vote of atleast three members of the commission

would be required to terminate the citymanager.

Shall the charter amendment beadopted? [Yes/No]

LAKE WORTH: BALLOT QUESTIONPrimary Election 08/26/2014

CITY OF LAKE WORTH

QUESTIONVote For 1

APPROVAL OF LAKE WORTH2020 BONDS FOR PUBLIC

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSWITHIN THE CITY.

Shall the City of Lake Worth beauthorized to issue bonds to acquire andimprove roadway, sidewalk, streetlight,streetscape,drainage and water andsewer facilities located within the Cityin one or more series not exceeding atotal principal amount of $63,500,000,

payable from an annual ad valorem taxmaturing not later than 30 years fromthe date of each issuance and bearinginterest at a rate not exceeding themaximum legal rate? [For Bonds/Against Bonds]

SOUTH BAY: BALLOT QUESTIONPrimary Election 08/26/2014

CITY OF SOUTH BAYQUESTIONVote For 1

A REFERENDUM FOR THE

REVISION OF THE CHARTER OFTHE CITY OF SOUTH BAY.1. A revision of the City Charter for theappointment of a City Commissioner

by the remaining Commissioners inthe event of resignation, suspension,removal or death of a sittingCommissioner.

Do you agree with the proposed revisionto Chapter 1 of the City of South Bay,Florida Charter? [Yes/No]

Calendar of Election Dates

2014 Election Day DatesPrimary Election: August 26, 2014

Polls open: 7-7General Election: November 4, 2014

Polls open: 7-7

2014 Early Voting DatesPrimary Election

August 11, 2014 - August 24, 2014Polls open: 10-6

General Election October 20, 2014 - November 2, 2014

Polls open: 7-7

2014 Voter Registration DeadlineGeneral Election: October 6, 2014

PALM BEACH COUNTY DEMOCRATIC AUGUST 26th PRIMARY BALLOT(ALL CANDIDATES AND QUESTIONS)

Non-partisan (except for judicial contests): (D) Registered Democrat - (R) Registered Republican - (L) Registered Libertarian

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Hi Neighbor.

Now Or Later? If you already received yourVote-by-Mail ballot (and/or havent voted yet),or if you plan to vote later at the polls, Id liketo share my experience with you.

Your Precinct 4178 Ballot If you are

registered in Precinct 4178 as Other, youhave these 2 choices:

Circuit Judge, Group 14 Diana Lewis Jessica TicktinCircuit Judge, Group 30 Maxine Cheeseman Jamie Goodman Peggy Rowe-Linn

If you are registered in Precinct 4178 as

Democrat, you have these 2 additional choices:Governor Charlie Crist Nan H. RichAttorney General George Sheldon Perry E. Thurston

Editors Choice During the campaign seasonIve been fortunate enough to meet, listen toand question every one of the candidates on

your ballot.

For Governor, I pick Charlie Crist. Eithercandidate would make a fine governor. Eitherone would be a welcome change from our present

governor. However, Nan Rich does not have thefunds, name recognition, or charisma to win inthe November election.

For Attorney General, I pick George SheldonAgain, either candidate would make a fineattorney general. Both have had much experiencein many areas of government, however GeorgeSheldons credentials and experience are themore extensive of the two.

For Circuit Judge, Group 14, I find it a

toss up. The incumbent Judge Lewis judiciademeanor leaves much to be desired and manyof her decisions have been overturned inhigher courts. Jessica Ticktin has much lessexperience. I have a tendency to vote for theless experienced than the proven intemperateSo Ill vote for Jessica Ticktin.

For Circuit Judge Group 30, I pick JamieGoodman. He is a constitutional law studentand has judicial temperament.

For Precinct 4178 Voters

D a n I s a a c s o n - P r e c i n c t 4 1 7 8

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You may take this into the Polls with you.Not approved by or coordinated with any candidate.

You may take this into the Polls with you.Not approved by or coordinated with any candidate.

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August 4, 2014

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When Was The Last Time You CheckedYour Voter Records?

Its very easy to check your voter file. Go to: http://www.pbcelections.org

Check out the Home screen (shown below).1. Do a VOTER INFORMATION LOOKUP

Is your name spelled correctly? Are you registered for the correct party? Is your birthdate correct? Is your address correctincluding apartment

number? If you requested a mail ballot, is it active?

2. Look at MY SAMPLE BALLOT.Enjoy.

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WHICH OF THESE DO REPUBLICANS STAND FOR?

Maps Drawn Illegally State Judge TerryLewis ordered Florida to redraw its congressionaldistricts July 10 after he found them to begerrymandered. His ruling was made as he foundtwo districts were drawn in a partisan manner thatviolated the state constitution.

Unnecessarily Gerrymandered Lewis saidthe two districts were unnecessarily gerryman-dered to put more African-American voters thannecessary into Congressional District 5, repre-sented by Democratic Congresswoman CorrineBrown, to keep those Democratic-leaning votersout of surrounding districts. District 5 is meant toprovide black voters with an opportunity to elect acandidate of their choice.

The judge also found fault with CongressionalDistrict 10, currently held by RepublicanCongressman Dan Webster, because of anappendage of white voters added to the Orlando-area district.

Conspiracy In his opinion, the state judgewrote that he found Republican political consul-

tants or operatives did in fact conspire to manipu-

late and inuence the redistricting process.

Intentional The grounds for nding aws in

the two districts were different. Lewis found the

5th Congressional District was intentionally drawnto pack as many Democratic voters as possible

in order to improve Republican performance in

neighboring districts. In contrast, the 10th, while

originally drawn in accordance with the states

laws, was modied late in the process for partisan

advantage.

Judge Lewis order will not affect Palm Beach

County Districts in our 2014 elections.

Although Lewis specically invalidated only twodistricts, redrawing those lines would cause a

ripple effect that could change the boundaries for

several other districts as well.

The State Legislature is currently revising its maps

Stay tuned.

IN CASE YOU DIDNT SEE THIS:

Florida Has To Redraw Its Congressional Districts Because, FloridaBased on reporting by WESH.com and The Daily Beast

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