Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm
Reporter – News Analyst
December 1, 2020
In December it’s not just Santa Claus who is coming to town. On December 15 2020 a new Fernandina Beach City Commission will be seated to decide important policy issues for the next two years. But before that can happen, registered city voters will vote in a run-off election to decide which of two canditates — Genece Minshew or David Sturges — will fill the seat vacated by departing Commissioner Philip Chapman.
There will not be Early Voting for this election. Run-Off Election Day is Tuesday, December 8. 2020. Two polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
Martin Luthere King, Jr. Recreation Center (Precinct 1)
1200 Elm Street
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center (Precincts 2 and 201)
2500 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
Note: Precinct 201 has been moved from the Sadler Square Shopping Center
to the Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center for this election!
If you have opted to vote by mail, please remember to mark and return your ballot before election day.
For additional information about the candidates and their platforms, you may search the Fernandina Observer for their press releases and responses to questions we have posed both in writing and during our Candidates Forum this fall. The contact information for each candidate is provided below:
Candidate: Ms. Genece Minshew
Address: 2428 Los Robles Drive, Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
Phone: (904) 491-0185
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Ms. Angie Hall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (904) 879-9573
Candidate: Mr. David Sturges
Address: 319 Benjamin Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
Phone: (904) 753-2445
Email: [email protected]
Campaign Treasurer: Self
Thank you for reminding Fernandina Beach residents to vote again. It should be added that mail-in ballots can be dropped off at the secure Elections Office dropbox from now up to 7 PM on Election Day, December 8, 2020.