Did You Know?
Did You Know?
Supervisor of Elections
As an elected official, the Supervisor of Elections administers all elections in Broward County , conducts voter registration and issues voter identification cards, updates voter registration lists, and provides for absentee registration and absentee voting. The Supervisor of Elections is also responsible for qualifying candidates for county office and receiving candidate campaign finance reports and financial disclosure reports. Other duties and responsibilities include maintaining election equipment, hiring and training poll workers, renting and equipping polling places, and providing information and statistics on voter registration, voting, and elections.
Fair Campaign Practices Committee of Broward County, Inc.
http://nsulaw.nova.edu/fcpc/index.cfm
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
of Broward County, Inc. is a private, non-partisan organization established
in 2000 to educate candidates for public office and the public about
the Broward County Ethical Campaign Practices ordinance and its pledge
and to provide a forum for complaints related to political campaigning.
The Committee will consider any complaint which alleges that a political
candidate, organization or issue campaign has violated the Broward County
Code of Ethical Campaign Practices. Click here to file a complaint http://nsulaw.nova.edu/fcpc/complaint/index.cfm.
*This is a resource for candidates and the community.
Campaign Finance in American Politics
Campaignmoney.com
is a unique website that lets you see for yourself the hidden world
of American political campaigns. CampaignMoney.com
is your door key to inside politics, American politics.
Incidentally, you can check on people you know to see if and how they
help finance these campaigns.
What you learn may surprise you!
How Judges Are Disciplined for Misconduct
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/pub_info/qc.shtml
The Judicial Qualifications Commission is an independent agency created
by the Florida Constitution solely to investigate alleged misconduct
by Florida state judges. It is not a part of the Florida Supreme Court
or the state courts and operates under rules it establishes for itself.
The JQC has no authority over federal judges or judges in other states.
Complaints against state judges must be filed in writing with the JQC,
not with the Supreme Court or any other state court or judge. Neither
the Supreme Court nor its Chief Justice have any authority to investigate
alleged misconduct by state judges or to investigate the JQC. The JQC
can be reached at:
Judicial Qualifications
Commission
1110 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone (850) 488-1581
How Can I Watch Judicial Qualifications Commission Cases Before the Supreme Court?
www.wfsu.org/tfc/wheretowatch.htm
All of the Supreme Court's arguments are broadcast on the Internet, by satellite, and by some privately owned Cable TV Companies. Webcasts and Video Archives also are available via the Internet for free.
County Commissioners
The County Commission meets in formal session the first four Tuesdays of each month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center. Over 507,000 cable subscribers in Broward County have access to television coverage of Commission meetings, which are broadcast live beginning at 10:00 a.m. each Tuesday, and rebroadcast at 5:00 p.m. the following Sunday. Meetings can also be viewed via webcasting at www.broward.org
The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative
branch of Broward County Government. The County Commission is composed
of nine members elected by district. Each Commissioner must be a resident
of the district for which he or she seeks election. Each year the Commission
elects a Mayor and Vice Mayor. The Mayor's functions include serving
as presiding officer, and as the County's official representative. The
Commission appoints the County Administrator, County Attorney and County
Auditor. The Commission also appoints numerous advisory and regulatory
boards. Visit http://www.broward.org/countygov.htm
for more information.
Broward County Libraries Division’s Outreach
Services Unit has produced a new Multiethnic Resource Directory. The
directory includes civic and political organizations, cultural groups,
educational organizations, gay and lesbian organizations, media organization
and religious organizations. It also includes a listing of festivals
and other cultural celebrations. The Directory is sponsored in part
by the Broward Public Library Foundation, Comcast and the Western Union
Foundation. To view the Directory, visit www.broward.org/library,
go to “Programs and Events,” and click on “Multiethnic
Resource Directory.” For more information, call Broward County
Libraries Division Outreach Services Unit at 954-357-7348.