Anna Maria voters don’t have to make hard choices for candidates at the polls in 2021.
With two incumbents unopposed among three open city commission seats, there will be no local race on the city ballot.
Commissioners Carol Carter and Jonathan Crane retain their seats for additional two-year terms.
A third seat — held by Doug Copeland, who did not run for reelection — will be filled by commission appointment after the term expires in November.
The city is looking for interested residents to apply for the vacancy.
Still, Anna Maria voters will cast ballots in the Nov. 2 election, helping to decide a Manatee County School District referendum.
The city’s electorate — and voters countywide — will weigh in on a districtwide referendum to extend the collection of a 1 mill ad valorem tax for schools July 1, 2022-June 30, 2025.
The special millage was first implemented in 2018, when it was approved with 51% of the vote.
Since then, the funding has been used to increase instruction time, boost teacher salaries and support STEM, science, tech, engineering and math education.
There were 1,025 voters in Anna Maria as of Sept. 30, according to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd. W., Suite 108, Bradenton.
— Ryan Paice