Everything Hillsborough County Residents Need to Know for Tuesday's Elections

If you want to see a sample ballot, check your registration, find early voting locations, find out where you vote in your precinct, or locate any other official information, visit the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections page.

The metropolitan newspaper is still the best place to get information about the candidates and the issues, though they could make the information easier to find.

St. Petersburg Times Know Your Candidate 2010 provides information about the issues and candidates.

Here are the St. Pete Times endorsements.

Here is the Tampa Tribune’s Voter Guide.

Here are the Trib’s endorsements.

For a more in-depth look at the Amendments check out the Collins Center page on the 2010 Florida Amendments.

For a list of Florida newspaper endorsements along the I-4 corridor check out this terrific list by Interstate4Jamming2.

You might also want to check out the PolitiFact: Florida page to check claims made in the local races.

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For an independent liberal take, check out the Ybor City Stogie’s recommendations on judges, and recommendations.

Progressive Florida has assembled the recommendations of various progressive groups and put them all in one place.

For the independent conservative take, check out Chris Ingram’s Irreverent View: statewide, and countywide.

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Here are the Re/Creating Tampa recommendations:

Amend provisions pertaining to the Hillsborough County Internal Auditor: Yes

Amend the Reapportionment Provision to Require an Additional Public Meeting: Yes

Economic Development Property Tax Exemptions: No

Eliminate the Veto Powers Provision of an Elected County Mayor: Yes

1% Sales Tax for Countywide Transportation: YES

Nonbinding Statewide Advisory Referendum: Balancing the Federal Budget: No

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Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady: Vote not to retain

Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga: Vote to retain

Supreme Court Justice James E.C. Perry: Vote to retain

Supreme Court Justice Ricky L. Polston: Vote not to retain

Second District Court of Appeal Judges: Vote to retain all

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District 6 School Board Member: April Griffin

Soil and Water Conservation, Dist. 1: C. Dennis Carlton

Soil and Water Conservation, Dist. 5: Mike Hepburn

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District 1: John Dingfelder

District 2: no endorsement

District 3: no endorsement

District 5: Linda Saul-Sena

District 7: Mark Sharpe

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Amendment 1: No

Amendment 2: No

Amendment 4: No

Amendment 5 & 6: Yes

Amendment 8: Yes

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Florida State House District 58: Joe Redner

Commissioner of Agriculture: Scott Maddox

Chief Financial Officer: Loranne Ausley

Attorney General: Dan Gelber

Governor: Alex Sink

U.S. Representative: Kathy Castor

U.S. Senate: Kendrick Meek

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Here are the posts where I discuss the ballot in more detail.

Politics Monday: Bottom of the Ballot

Politics Monday: Ballot Justice Supreme

Politics Monday: Ballot Judge Appeal

Politics Monday: Soil and School

Politics Monday: County Commission

Politics Monday: Amendments 5, 6, & 8

Politics Monday: Amendments 1, 2, & 4

Politics Monday: What Happened to Amendments 3, 7, & 9?

Politics Monday: Redner vs. Cruz

Politics Monday: Top of the Ballot