All Voters Can Choose Circuit Judges

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Published August 8, 2012 at 5:06 PM EDT

There are four contested circuit judge seats on the ballot on August 14. All voters in the five-county judicial circuit can vote for each race, no matter where the judge is located. The races are non-partisan. The Naples Daily News explains:

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/08/four-circuit-judge-seats-collier-lee-county-elect/

Listen to the candidates from a recent Florida Bar forum held in Fort Myers moderated by former Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp:

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