Politics

Even with the low turnout with just 12.6 percent of qualified voters who cast their votes, Belle Glade’s City Commission election last Tuesday concluded with 12-year incumbent Michael Martin as the winner with 490 votes, defeating Robert Mitchell by 22 votes for Seat A. The city’s election board allows victory to the nominee with the most votes. The election results will be finalized by next week after securing any signature matters. Martin is not available for a statement as of the moment. Mitchell, on the other hand, when asked for his comment the following day after election, said that he would try to work together with Martin. Mitchell, who have been criticizing the city manager position for its high salary, have also been eyeing the said position. He mentioned that he would ...

12-year incumbent Michael Martin goes head-to-head with second-time candidate Robert Mitchell for Seat A on the Belle Glade City Commission in the municipal election on June 2, 2020. Unlike the other 20 Palm Beach County municipalities that had their elections last March 17, Belle Glade will hold their elections this June. This change, according to Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sortory Link, is because of the concerns raised by city officials last year that doing the elections on March, “with all of the media and focus on the presidential election, that the messages for their individual races could be lost." Voting will take place even with the coronavirus pandemic for the more than 7,600 Belle Glade eligible voters and 1,051 residents who have requested vote-by-mail ballots. This forces...

Incumbent secures Seat A with 490 votes

Head-on: Belle Glade City’s Commissioner election