Key Biscayne election cycle has several traditions, like campaigning on the corner of Crandon and Harbor. Another one is Islander News publishing residents’ mini endorsements of candidates.
For this election cycle, mail-in ballots are already in the mail and in-person live voting starts on Monday, Oct. 19.
Beginning with our Oct. 7 issue, and through the other upcoming October issues, we offer Key Biscayne residents the opportunity to write short-form endorsements of their preferred candidate from among the four residents running for three vacant Council seats:
• Luis “Lucho” de la Cruz
• Oscar Sardiñas
• Silvia Tarafa
• Fernando Vazquez
We will also accept mini-endorsements for the State and National races and the referendums and amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Mini-endorsements should be emailed to editor@islandernews.com by 5 p.m., on the Friday before publication. So, for the Oct. 7 edition, your submission must be received on Oct. 2. Write about why you support your candidate. Islander News will not run letters that attack a candidate or letters submitted anonymously. All submissions must be original, authored and must come from the writer directly, not a candidate or campaign.
Your endorsement is limited to 100 words. We suggest you do a word count before submitting it to us. Mini-endorsements may be edited for clarity, legal ramifications, length or general taste.
The opinions expressed in mini-endorsements are the author’s alone. They should not be considered a reflection of the opinion of Islander News management, employees or advertisers. We also reserve the right to refuse to publish submitted endorsements for the same reasons.