The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce hosted a live virtual town hall meeting Thursday, Aug. 13, with the candidates for County Commission seat 1 and has tabulated the results of voting in the virtual straw poll held this week. The straw poll was open Aug. 11-14.
More than 1,600 votes were cast and, while the poll is unofficial, the results demonstrate an interesting path ahead for the candidates.
The Chamber pivoted to a virtual program for Politics in St. Johns in 2020 but still presented a non-partisan showcase for candidates to post videos and answer queries from residents.
A first-time virtual town hall was held Aug. 13 via the Chamber’s Facebook among the three candidates for County Commissioner District 1. The town hall was recorded and has been posted to sjcchamber.com.
“We are proud to be able to provide a platform to help St. Johns County residents make an informed voting decision,” Isabelle Renault, Chamber president and CEO, said.
The program enabled voters to “get to know” the candidates seeking public office and ask them questions prior to the Aug. 18 primary and the Nov. 3 general election.
The 2020 Politics in St. Johns was sponsored by Advanced Disposal, Advanced Business Solutions, FPL, Ameris Bank and Northrop Grumman.
For more information about Politics in St. Johns 2020, go to sjcchamber.com.
At the St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections website, votesjc.com, residents can review the official 2020 candidate list. The primary election was Tuesday, August 18, and the general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting will be Oct. 19-31.
To find out more about the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce or to become a member, go to sjcchamber.com, call 904-829-5681, or find them on Facebook at facebook.com/sjcchamber.
