Guest commentary: Focus shifts to municipal elections
With the 2024 general election behind us, our focus now shifts to the 2025 municipal elections. On March 4, the city of Sanibel will hold its regular election, giving voters the opportunity to vote for their city council members.
The city of Sanibel will also include a charter amendment referendum on the ballot, which addresses city council member vacancies.
Voters on Sanibel who wish to vote by mail for the upcoming election must submit a new request for a Vote-by-Mail Ballot. This requirement is due to all previous Vote-by-Mail requests expiring at the end of the 2024 calendar year, in accordance with Florida election law.
The Village of Estero, originally scheduled to hold its regular election on the same date, will not have an election. At the close of the candidate qualifying period on Jan. 17, the three candidates running for village council Seats 1, 2 and 6 were elected unopposed.
You can find the complete list of the 2025 municipal election candidates on our website at www.lee.vote.
More information on dates and deadlines for the upcoming municipal election can be found in our newsletter at https://www.lee.vote/Newsroom/Newsletter/Current-Newsletter.
Tommy Doyle is the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. For more information, visit https://www.lee.vote/ or call 239-533-8683.