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Sarasota News Leader October 5, 2012 The meeting will be held on the second floor of the Waldemere Fire Station on Waldemere Street, across U.S. 41 from Sarasota Memorial Hospital. COUNTY AND STATE CHANGES, TOO On Monday, Oct. 8, the Sarasota County Coun- cil of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) will hold a meeting to evaluate the 11 state consti- tutional amendment proposals and one coun- ty charter amendment. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Sarasota Garden Club, 1131 Boulevard of the Arts. The building is nestled between the Hyatt Hotel to the south and the Sarasota Arts Center to the north. CONA's meeting notice says, "A panel of citi- zens and public officials will explain the var- ious ballot amendments and illustrate [their] impact to our local community." Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid has agreed to participate, along with New Col- lege political science professor Frank Alcock. The Sarasota County Elections office web- site (www.SarasotaVotes.com) is displaying Page 42 a sample of the ballot you will see at the polls. Go to the site and select "precinct finder" to see the sample. This year the Sarasota Herald-Tribune news- paper will not be making endorsements as it has for the past 76 years. The paper is under new ownership. Voters who in the past used the newspaper's guidance will not have the ability to "clip and save" its choices for later use. However, The Sarasota News Leader will publish a summary of its endorsements for all races in its Nov. 2 edition. Lines at the polls on Election Day are antici- pated to be long because heavy turnout always is expected during presidential elections. Ad- ditionally, many voters will be unprepared to face 19 city, county and state amendments. You can skip the Nov. 6 balloting by voting early or by mail. You can request an absentee ballot by calling 861-8618 by Oct. 31, or you can vote early from Oct. 27 through Nov. 3 at six locations in the county. The Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections website has details.