Bill Johnson for Mayor. Elections in Manatee, Bradenton and Sarasota-Nov.6,2007.

Sarasota County Ballot initiatives:

1) reapprove a local 1 percent sales tax,
2) whether to require that a "supermajority" of county commissioners must approve certain comprehensive-plan amendments.

City of Sarasota.

City stadium bonds
City instant runoff voting
City alternate minimum wage
City supermajority
City campaigns and elections
Limit campaign contributions
Prevent corporations from contributing to City Commission campaigns.
Require hand delivery of campaign-donation reports six days before the election.
Clarify the dates for counting ballots.
City emergency powers, charter review

We like Bill Johnson in the Bradenton Mayor's race.