Elections

Elections 2026

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Election day: . When, where and how to vote is published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections: Current Elections ↗ · Find your precinct ↗ · Early voting ↗ · Voter information lookup ↗.

CocoaCivic is an independent archive of City of Cocoa meeting records. It is not the Supervisor of Elections or an official election source. Each fact below shows the official page it was read from and the date it was read.

City of Cocoa City Council candidates

Candidates are listed in the order the Supervisor of Elections lists them. Every candidate has the same fields. A row that reads "Not published by …" means the source named on that row did not contain that item when CocoaCivic read it on the date shown; it does not say whether the item exists anywhere else. A row that reads "Could not be read by CocoaCivic" means the source printed something there that CocoaCivic's reader could not read; the Supervisor's page is linked on the row. The Supervisor's page prints address lines for 5 of 5 candidates; each is shown below exactly as printed, in the row labelled "Address as printed by the Supervisor of Elections".

City of Cocoa City Council, District 1

Vote for One. Municipal qualifying period: Noon, August 4, 2026 - Noon, August 18, 2026. District map (PDF, Supervisor of Elections) ↗ · Precincts in this district: 130, 212, 233.

Listed on the City of Cocoa website as holding this seat: Alex Goins (Deputy Mayor - District 1) · City of Cocoa ↗ · as of November 2, 2026.

Alton Edmond, Esquire

Name as listed
Alton Edmond, Esquire
Office
City of Cocoa City Council, District 1
Position in the Supervisor of Elections' list
1
Status as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Announced January 12, 2026; Qualified August 10, 2026
Incumbent, as marked for this candidate by the Supervisor of Elections
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Phone number as published by the Supervisor of Elections
(863) 254-7290
Email address as published by the Supervisor of Elections
aedmond1989@gmail.com
Address as printed by the Supervisor of Elections
630 Brevard Ave., Ste. B
City, state and ZIP as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Cocoa, FL 32922
Qualifying method (fee or petition)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Campaign finance reports
Under Florida law (s. 106.07(2)(a)1., quoted below), City of Cocoa candidates file campaign reports with the officer before whom they qualified. CocoaCivic has not obtained these reports as of November 8, 2026.
Florida Statutes s. 106.07(2)(a)1.: "All reports required of a candidate by this section shall be filed with the officer before whom the candidate is required by law to qualify."
Financial disclosure (Form 1 or Form 6)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Supervisor's candidate page lists no Form 1 or Form 6 link for any City of Cocoa candidate. The Florida Commission on Ethics' public financial disclosure search page was read on November 8, 2026; CocoaCivic did not run a search on it for any candidate. Search it directly.
City Council or City board service in the City's minutes

Named with a title in the roll or signature lines of meeting minutes (board, title as printed, first and last meeting date seen):

Police Advisory Board, Chairperson, 2019-05-23 to 2023-10-26. Source: 1065_PA_Reg_Minutes_05_23_2019.txt line 250: "Alton Edmond, Chairperson"; 346_PA_Reg_Minutes_10_26_2023.txt line 27: "Alton Edmond Chairperson".

Police Advisory Board, Committee Member, 2019-05-23. Source: 1065_PA_Reg_Minutes_05_23_2019.txt line 23: "Alton Edmond Committee Member (arrived at 6:02 p.m.)".

Appointment, reappointment and officer-election items and motions in the minutes that name the person:

City Council, 2019-03-13 (1386_CC_Reg_Minutes_03_13_2019.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 318-321): "1. Consider the appointments of the following applicants, as nominated by City Council members, as members to the Police Community Relations Advisory Committee: Aldon Bookhardt, Marsha Dyal, Alton Edmond, Kevin McCann, and Alfred Boettjer. (19-85). (Administrative Services Director)"

Motion printed under the item (line 328): "* MOTION by Councilmember Boisvert; Seconded by Councilmember Koss,"

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 336): ": . THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)"

Police Advisory Board, 2021-06-28 (918_PA_Reg_Minutes_06_28_2021.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (line 41): "Ill, ELECT NEW CHAIRPERSON:"

Motion (lines 43-46): "Alton Edmond was nominated. MOTION by Committee Member Hamilton- Brown; SECONDED by Committee Member Klug to approve the nomination. e NO Nomination due to lack of Quorum"

City Council, 2021-10-12 (428_CC_Reg_Minutes_10_12_2021.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 379-380): "1. Request approval of the Council appointments for the City Districting Commission. (21-620). (Interim Community Services Director)"

Line naming the person under the item, before its first motion (line 392): "e Councilmember Hearn: Alton Edmond"

Motion printed under the item (lines 400-401): "* MOTION by Mayor Blake; Seconded by Councilmember Koss, to approve the item."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 404): "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANMIOUSLY (5-0)"

City Council, 2022-01-25 (1577_CC_Reg_Minutes_01_25_2022.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 289-292): "4. The City Council directed staff to bring forward an amendment to Resolution 2018- 097, section 2 (e) amending the meetings of the Police Community Relations Advisory Committee requiring meetings occur every other month. (22-74). (City Manager)"

Motion (lines 337-338): "* MOTION by Deputy Mayor Hearn; Seconded by Councilmember Koss, to appoint Mr. Alton Edmond as the At-Large position."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 390): "THE MOTION CARRIED (4-1)"

Police Advisory Board, 2022-03-24 (1326_PA_Reg_Minutes_03_24_2022.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (line 48): "Il. ELECT NEW CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR :"

Motion (lines 50-52): "e New Chairman: MOTION by Committee Member Boettjer; to elect Alton Edmond, SECOND by Committee Member Klug MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0)"

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 52): "MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (6-0)"

Police Advisory Board, 2023-03-23 (1328_PA_Reg_Minutes_03_23_2023.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (line 37): "Il. ELECT NEW CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR :"

Motion (lines 39-41): "e New Chairman: MOTION by Vice Chair Boettjer; to elect Alton Edmond, SECOND by Committee Member Thrower MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY"

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 41): "MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY"

Searched: the text of 723 sets of City minutes in this archive, for meetings from 2016-01-12 to 2026-07-14, and the minutes printed inside agenda packets for 121 further meetings dated 2002-05-07 to 2026-10-05 (one set per board and meeting date, dated by the date printed in the minutes; read where no minutes file of the same board and date exists, and, where a minutes file exists, only for an item whose name the minutes file prints less often than the packet's copy does, which is then marked as the packet copy; a set with no printed adjournment is read to the last page that reads like minutes). Counted: a name printed at the start of a line with a board or Council title after it, inside a roll or attendance block, or in the signature lines after the adjournment (a name and a title only); an appointment, reappointment or officer-election motion or agenda item that prints the name; and a list line that prints the name under an appointment item whose motion carried. A name matches only when it is identical after ignoring case, accents, punctuation, a professional title (Esq., Esquire) and a middle initial that one side leaves out; a nickname, another first name, a different middle initial, or a surname alone is not matched, except the printed forms of a name that a candidate's own entry in this field lists. Roll entries that the archive's attendance table read from minutes are counted too when the line search did not find them. Not counted: public comment, speeches, a name followed by a title of an outside organisation, and lists that do not print the name with a title or in an appointment item or motion. Membership the minutes do not print is not found by this search. The archive's roster of City Council seats and Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency board seats, an operator-curated directory compiled from several sources, among them the City's minutes, is searched under the same exact-name rule; a seat from it is listed only where the name is identical.

Angie Jones Smith

Name as listed
Angie Jones Smith
Office
City of Cocoa City Council, District 1
Position in the Supervisor of Elections' list
2
Status as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Announced March 6, 2026; Qualified August 4, 2026
Incumbent, as marked for this candidate by the Supervisor of Elections
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Phone number as published by the Supervisor of Elections
(321) 626-3285
Email address as published by the Supervisor of Elections
angeliajsmith1@gmail.com
Address as printed by the Supervisor of Elections
601 Barbara Jenkins St.
City, state and ZIP as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Cocoa, FL 32922
Qualifying method (fee or petition)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Campaign finance reports
Under Florida law (s. 106.07(2)(a)1., quoted below), City of Cocoa candidates file campaign reports with the officer before whom they qualified. CocoaCivic has not obtained these reports as of November 8, 2026.
Florida Statutes s. 106.07(2)(a)1.: "All reports required of a candidate by this section shall be filed with the officer before whom the candidate is required by law to qualify."
Financial disclosure (Form 1 or Form 6)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Supervisor's candidate page lists no Form 1 or Form 6 link for any City of Cocoa candidate. The Florida Commission on Ethics' public financial disclosure search page was read on November 8, 2026; CocoaCivic did not run a search on it for any candidate. Search it directly.
City Council or City board service in the City's minutes

The City prints this name differently in its records: as printed: Angelia (“Angie”) Smith (the Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency board listing in the agenda of April 21, 2025; 1786_Diamond_Square_CRA_Regular_Meeting_Agenda_Packet.txt line 712); as printed: Angelia Monique Jones Smith (the signature line of a City board application in the packet for the Council meeting of May 14, 2024; 1107_CC_Reg_Packet_05_14_2024.txt line 16255). Records the City prints under these exact forms of the name are included in this field: Angelia Smith; Angelia (Angie) Smith; Angie SMITH; Angelia Monique Jones Smith.

Named with a title in the roll or signature lines of meeting minutes (board, title as printed, first and last meeting date seen):

Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency, Agency Member, 2024-12-16 to 2026-01-26. Source: 1695_Diamond_Square_CRA_Special_Meeting_Agenda_Packet.txt line 225 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2025-01-27): "Angelia Smith Agency Member"; 2216_Diamond_Square_Full_Agenda_04_20_2026.txt line 196 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2026-04-20): "Angelia Smith Agency Member".

Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency, Vice Chairperson, 2026-04-20 to 2026-09-21. Source: 2331_Diamond_Square_CRA_Full_Agenda_5_18_26.txt line 191 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2026-05-18): "Angelia Smith Vice Chairperson"; 2564_Diamond_Square_Full_Agenda_10_19_2026.txt line 193 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2026-10-19): "Angelia Smith Vice Chairperson".

Appointment, reappointment and officer-election items and motions in the minutes that name the person:

City Council, 2024-05-14 (1108_CC_Reg_Minutes_05_14_2024.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 300-302): "1. Consider the Appointment of Brenda Fox, Angelia Smith and/or Gloria Weatherspoon, to Fill Two Vacancies on the Diamond Square Board. (24-178). (Administrative Services Director)"

Motion (lines 330-332): "iy MOTION by Mayor Blake; Seconded by Councilmember Goins to appoint Brenda Fox to Seat 1 for a one-year term and Ms. Angelia Smith to Seat 2 for a two-year term."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 337): "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (4-0)"

City Council, 2025-12-09 (2286_12_09_2025_Minutes.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 288-290): "1. Consider the Reappointment of Angelia Smith and Crystal McQueen and the | appointment of Amy Robinson to the Diamond Square CRA. (2025-1153). (City Manager)"

Motion (lines 295-297): "* MOTION by Deputy Mayor Weeks; Seconded by Councilmember Goins to approve Reappointment of Angelia Smith and Crystal McQueen and the appointment of Amy Robinson to the Diamond Square CRA."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 302): "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)"

Searched: the text of 723 sets of City minutes in this archive, for meetings from 2016-01-12 to 2026-07-14, and the minutes printed inside agenda packets for 121 further meetings dated 2002-05-07 to 2026-10-05 (one set per board and meeting date, dated by the date printed in the minutes; read where no minutes file of the same board and date exists, and, where a minutes file exists, only for an item whose name the minutes file prints less often than the packet's copy does, which is then marked as the packet copy; a set with no printed adjournment is read to the last page that reads like minutes). Counted: a name printed at the start of a line with a board or Council title after it, inside a roll or attendance block, or in the signature lines after the adjournment (a name and a title only); an appointment, reappointment or officer-election motion or agenda item that prints the name; and a list line that prints the name under an appointment item whose motion carried. A name matches only when it is identical after ignoring case, accents, punctuation, a professional title (Esq., Esquire) and a middle initial that one side leaves out; a nickname, another first name, a different middle initial, or a surname alone is not matched, except the printed forms of a name that a candidate's own entry in this field lists. Roll entries that the archive's attendance table read from minutes are counted too when the line search did not find them. Not counted: public comment, speeches, a name followed by a title of an outside organisation, and lists that do not print the name with a title or in an appointment item or motion. Membership the minutes do not print is not found by this search. The archive's roster of City Council seats and Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency board seats, an operator-curated directory compiled from several sources, among them the City's minutes, is searched under the same exact-name rule; a seat from it is listed only where the name is identical.

Duffy Wagner

Name as listed
Duffy Wagner
Office
City of Cocoa City Council, District 1
Position in the Supervisor of Elections' list
3
Status as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Announced July 30, 2026; Qualified August 6, 2026
Incumbent, as marked for this candidate by the Supervisor of Elections
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Phone number as published by the Supervisor of Elections
(804) 651-1572
Email address as published by the Supervisor of Elections
gdwagner32@gmail.com
Address as printed by the Supervisor of Elections
19 N. Indian River Dr. #602
City, state and ZIP as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Cocoa, FL 32922
Qualifying method (fee or petition)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Campaign finance reports
Under Florida law (s. 106.07(2)(a)1., quoted below), City of Cocoa candidates file campaign reports with the officer before whom they qualified. CocoaCivic has not obtained these reports as of November 8, 2026.
Florida Statutes s. 106.07(2)(a)1.: "All reports required of a candidate by this section shall be filed with the officer before whom the candidate is required by law to qualify."
Financial disclosure (Form 1 or Form 6)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Supervisor's candidate page lists no Form 1 or Form 6 link for any City of Cocoa candidate. The Florida Commission on Ethics' public financial disclosure search page was read on November 8, 2026; CocoaCivic did not run a search on it for any candidate. Search it directly.
City Council or City board service in the City's minutes
None found in the City's minutes this archive holds under the name "Duffy Wagner".
Searched: the text of 723 sets of City minutes in this archive, for meetings from 2016-01-12 to 2026-07-14, and the minutes printed inside agenda packets for 121 further meetings dated 2002-05-07 to 2026-10-05 (one set per board and meeting date, dated by the date printed in the minutes; read where no minutes file of the same board and date exists, and, where a minutes file exists, only for an item whose name the minutes file prints less often than the packet's copy does, which is then marked as the packet copy; a set with no printed adjournment is read to the last page that reads like minutes). Counted: a name printed at the start of a line with a board or Council title after it, inside a roll or attendance block, or in the signature lines after the adjournment (a name and a title only); an appointment, reappointment or officer-election motion or agenda item that prints the name; and a list line that prints the name under an appointment item whose motion carried. A name matches only when it is identical after ignoring case, accents, punctuation, a professional title (Esq., Esquire) and a middle initial that one side leaves out; a nickname, another first name, a different middle initial, or a surname alone is not matched, except the printed forms of a name that a candidate's own entry in this field lists. Roll entries that the archive's attendance table read from minutes are counted too when the line search did not find them. Not counted: public comment, speeches, a name followed by a title of an outside organisation, and lists that do not print the name with a title or in an appointment item or motion. Membership the minutes do not print is not found by this search. The archive's roster of City Council seats and Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency board seats, an operator-curated directory compiled from several sources, among them the City's minutes, is searched under the same exact-name rule; a seat from it is listed only where the name is identical.

City of Cocoa City Council, District 4

Vote for One. Municipal qualifying period: Noon, August 4, 2026 - Noon, August 18, 2026. District map (PDF, Supervisor of Elections) ↗ · Precincts in this district: 214, 227.

Listed on the City of Cocoa website as holding this seat: Lorraine Koss (Councilmember - District 4) · City of Cocoa ↗ · as of November 2, 2026.

Ron Chabot

Name as listed
Ron Chabot
Office
City of Cocoa City Council, District 4
Position in the Supervisor of Elections' list
1
Status as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Announced January 30, 2026; Qualified August 6, 2026
Incumbent, as marked for this candidate by the Supervisor of Elections
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Phone number as published by the Supervisor of Elections
(321) 403-3861
Email address as published by the Supervisor of Elections
ron982@msn.com
Address as printed by the Supervisor of Elections
2114 Clairemont Dr.
City, state and ZIP as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Cocoa, FL 32922
Qualifying method (fee or petition)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Campaign finance reports
Under Florida law (s. 106.07(2)(a)1., quoted below), City of Cocoa candidates file campaign reports with the officer before whom they qualified. CocoaCivic has not obtained these reports as of November 8, 2026.
Florida Statutes s. 106.07(2)(a)1.: "All reports required of a candidate by this section shall be filed with the officer before whom the candidate is required by law to qualify."
Financial disclosure (Form 1 or Form 6)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Supervisor's candidate page lists no Form 1 or Form 6 link for any City of Cocoa candidate. The Florida Commission on Ethics' public financial disclosure search page was read on November 8, 2026; CocoaCivic did not run a search on it for any candidate. Search it directly.
City Council or City board service in the City's minutes

Named with a title in the roll or signature lines of meeting minutes (board, title as printed, first and last meeting date seen):

Planning & Zoning Board / Local Planning Agency, Board Member, 2023-02-01 to 2026-09-02. Source: 1558_PZ_Reg_Minutes_02_01_2023.txt line 24: "Ron Chabot Board Member"; 2537_10_07_2026_Agenda_Packet.txt line 248 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2026-10-07): "Ron Chabot Board Member".

Appointment, reappointment and officer-election items and motions in the minutes that name the person:

City Council, 2023-01-10 (1646_CC_Reg_Minutes_01_10_2023.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 351-355): "2. Consider the Appointment of five of the following applicants to fulfill vacancies on the Planning & Zoning Board: Chris Bankhead, Merrybeth Burgess, Tammy Carter, Ronald Chabot, Celeste Corrado, Tonya Davis, Frank Manfredi, Wesley Park, Katherine Stewart or Marcus Wheeler. (Administrative Services Director). (22- 730). (Administrative Services Director)"

Line naming the person under the item, before its first motion (line 366): "Mayor Blake: Chris Bankhead; Wesley Park; Ron Chabot; Marcus Wheeler"

Motion (lines 373-375): "* MOTION by Mayor Blake; Seconded by Councilmember Goins, to appoint Chris Bankhead, Wesley Park, Ron Chabot and Marcus Wheeler as Regular members."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 379): "THE MOTION CARRIED (4-1)"

City Council, 2024-11-12 (1692_01_28_2025_City_Council_Agenda_Packet.txt, minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2025-01-28):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 734-737): "1. Consider the reappointment of Ron Chabot through November 2027; Consider the appointment of Katherine Stewart and Joseph Bachand to fill one Regular member vacancy and one Alternate member vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Board. (24-587). (Administrative Services Director) Tabled"

City Council, 2024-11-25 (1722_02_11_2025_City_Council_Agenda_Packet.txt, minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2025-02-11):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 364-371): "1. Consider the reappointments of Ron Chabot and Frank Manfredi through November 2027; Consider the appointment of Katherine Stewart and Joseph Bachand to fill one Regular member vacancy and one Alternate member vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Board. (24-672). (Administrative Services Director) City Manager Whitten provided an explanation of the board vacancies. He added that Ms. Victoria Mitchner Jones also applied to be a member on the Board on November 13, 2024. She was not included in the agenda item but would like to be considered for a seat as well. Staff prepared two voting ballot forms, one with Ms."

Motion (lines 381-389): "* MOTION by Mayor Blake; Seconded by Councilmember Hearn to approve the ballot including Victoria Mitchner Jones. THE VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS: AYES: Blake, Hearn, Goins, Koss, Weeks THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0) Ms. Gemmati read the results of the ballots into the record , sharing that Ron Chabot, Victoria Mitchner Jones and Katherine Stewart were nominated as Regular members and Joseph Bachand and Frank Manfredi were nominated as Alternate members."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 385): "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)"

Motion printed under the item (lines 390-394): "* MOTION by Mayor Blake; Seconded by Deputy Mayor Weeks to approve the nominations. THE VOTE ON THE MOTION WAS: AYES: Blake, Hearn, Goins, Koss, Weeks THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)"

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 394): "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)"

Searched: the text of 723 sets of City minutes in this archive, for meetings from 2016-01-12 to 2026-07-14, and the minutes printed inside agenda packets for 121 further meetings dated 2002-05-07 to 2026-10-05 (one set per board and meeting date, dated by the date printed in the minutes; read where no minutes file of the same board and date exists, and, where a minutes file exists, only for an item whose name the minutes file prints less often than the packet's copy does, which is then marked as the packet copy; a set with no printed adjournment is read to the last page that reads like minutes). Counted: a name printed at the start of a line with a board or Council title after it, inside a roll or attendance block, or in the signature lines after the adjournment (a name and a title only); an appointment, reappointment or officer-election motion or agenda item that prints the name; and a list line that prints the name under an appointment item whose motion carried. A name matches only when it is identical after ignoring case, accents, punctuation, a professional title (Esq., Esquire) and a middle initial that one side leaves out; a nickname, another first name, a different middle initial, or a surname alone is not matched, except the printed forms of a name that a candidate's own entry in this field lists. Roll entries that the archive's attendance table read from minutes are counted too when the line search did not find them. Not counted: public comment, speeches, a name followed by a title of an outside organisation, and lists that do not print the name with a title or in an appointment item or motion. Membership the minutes do not print is not found by this search. The archive's roster of City Council seats and Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency board seats, an operator-curated directory compiled from several sources, among them the City's minutes, is searched under the same exact-name rule; a seat from it is listed only where the name is identical.

Josué Otero

Name as listed
Josué Otero
Office
City of Cocoa City Council, District 4
Position in the Supervisor of Elections' list
2
Status as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Announced March 9, 2026; Qualified August 4, 2026
Incumbent, as marked for this candidate by the Supervisor of Elections
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Phone number as published by the Supervisor of Elections
(321) 365-5008
Email address as published by the Supervisor of Elections
otero4cocoa@gmail.com
Address as printed by the Supervisor of Elections
2603 Indian River Dr.
City, state and ZIP as published by the Supervisor of Elections
Cocoa, FL 32922
Qualifying method (fee or petition)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Campaign finance reports
Under Florida law (s. 106.07(2)(a)1., quoted below), City of Cocoa candidates file campaign reports with the officer before whom they qualified. CocoaCivic has not obtained these reports as of November 8, 2026.
Florida Statutes s. 106.07(2)(a)1.: "All reports required of a candidate by this section shall be filed with the officer before whom the candidate is required by law to qualify."
Financial disclosure (Form 1 or Form 6)
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Supervisor's candidate page lists no Form 1 or Form 6 link for any City of Cocoa candidate. The Florida Commission on Ethics' public financial disclosure search page was read on November 8, 2026; CocoaCivic did not run a search on it for any candidate. Search it directly.
City Council or City board service in the City's minutes

Named with a title in the roll or signature lines of meeting minutes (board, title as printed, first and last meeting date seen):

Code Enforcement Board, Alternate, 2023-01-19 to 2023-10-19. Source: 1607_CE_Reg_Minutes_01_19_2023.txt line 25: "Josue Otero 2nd Alternate"; 383_CE_Reg_Minutes_10_19_2023.txt line 23: "Josue Otero 2™4 Alternate".

Code Enforcement Board, Board Member, 2023-11-16 to 2025-02-20. Source: 260_CE_Reg_Minutes_11_16_2023.txt line 25: "Josue Otero Board Member"; 1763_3_20_2025_Code_Board_Meeting_Agenda_Packet.txt line 210 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2025-03-20): "Josue Otero Board Member".

Code Enforcement Board, Vice Chairman, 2025-03-20 to 2026-09-17. Source: 1822_05_15_2025_Code_Board_Packet.txt line 209 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2025-05-15): "Josue Otero Vice Chairman"; 2532_10_15_2026_Agenda_Packet.txt line 274 (minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2026-10-15): "Josue Otero Vice Chairman".

Appointment, reappointment and officer-election items and motions in the minutes that name the person:

City Council, 2022-12-13 (1437_CC_Reg_Packet_02_28_2023.txt, minutes printed inside the agenda packet of 2023-02-28; the packet copy of these minutes; the separate minutes file of this meeting prints this name less often than the copy does):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 797-799): "6. Consider the Appointment of Nicholas Boardman, Josue Otero or Lisa Chance to fill a Regular member seat and two Alternate member seats. (22 -631). (Administrative Services Director) TABLED"

City Council, 2023-01-10 (1646_CC_Reg_Minutes_01_10_2023.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 324-326): "1. Consider the Appointment of Lisa Chance, Chris Davis, Josue Otero or Aurora J Ramirez to fill a Regular member seat and two Alternate member seats for the Code Enforcement Board. (22-631). (Administrative Services Director)"

Motion (lines 335-337): "* MOTION by Councilmember Goins; Seconded by Councilmember Dyal, to appoint Chris Davis as the Regular member, Aurora Ramirez as the 1% Alternate and Josue Otero as the 2" Alternate for discussion."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 349): "[ THE MOTION CARRIED (3-2)"

City Council, 2023-11-14 (273_CC_Reg_Minutes_11_14_2023.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 360-363): "4. Consider the appointment of Melissa Acosta-Bonilla, Dik Muller and/or Josue Otero to fill the vacancy of an unexpired Regular member term as well as the 1st Alternate member seat on the Code Enforcement Board. (23-712). (Administrative Services Director)"

Motion (lines 365-368): "£ MOTION by Councilmember Koss; Seconded by Councilmember Goins, to appoint Josue Otero to fill the Regular member seat vacancy through June, 2024, to appoint Melissa Acosta-Bonilla to fill the 1%t Alternate member vacancy and to appoint Dik Muller as 2"? Alternate member."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 372): "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)"

City Council, 2024-07-09 (891_CC_Reg_Minutes_07_09_2024.txt):

Agenda item as printed in the minutes (lines 302-305): "4. Consider the reappointment of Shari Scott, Lloyd Roberts, Dik Muller and Josue Otero, and the appointment of Gloria Weatherspoon as members of the Code Enforcement Board through June 30, 2027. (24-355). (Administrative Services Director)"

Motion (lines 307-310): "* MOTION by Councilmember Koss; Seconded by Councilmember Goins to reappoint Shari Scott, Lloyd Roberts and Josue Otero through June, 2027 and to appoint Gloria Weatherspoon to a Regular member seat through June, 2027."

Next "THE MOTION ..." line printed after the motion (line 314): "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0)"

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Questions on the ballot in Cocoa

The ballot titles and summaries below are the English text printed on the Supervisor of Elections' sample ballots for City of Cocoa precincts, unchanged; the ballots also print a Spanish version, which is on the sample ballot linked in each row. Response options are shown as printed on the ballot, which for some questions includes the Spanish words. Sample ballots of 11 of the 11 City of Cocoa precincts in the Supervisor's list were read for this page. Where a row is labelled "as published on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page," the sample ballots' text could not be used for it.

State of Florida

Budget Stabilization Fund

Level
State of Florida
Ballot position and heading, as printed on the sample ballot

No. 1 Constitutional Amendment

Article III, Section 19

Voted on by, as stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page
Voted on by all registered voters in Florida
Ballot title (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Budget Stabilization Fund
Ballot summary (English text as printed on the sample ballot)

Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to increase the amount of funds that may be retained in the budget stabilization fund from 10% to 25% of general revenue collections, require the legislature to transfer the lesser of $750 million or the amount required to reach 25% of the general revenue collections each year unless certain conditions are met, and allow the legislature to withdraw funds for critical state needs.

Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes / Sí

No / No

Origin as officially recorded
Sponsor as recorded: The Florida Legislature/House. Joint resolution: HJR 5019. Listed as made ballot June 17, 2025; ballot number 1.
Vote needed to pass, as stated by the source shown
A proposed amendment requires at least 60% approval from voters to pass [see Florida Constitution, Article XI, Fla. Const.].
Official financial impact statement
Not published by the Florida Division of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Division's record for this amendment shows no Financial Impact Statement date.
Record placing the question on the ballot
Proposed by legislative joint resolution; see the joint resolution links under 'Origin'.
Appears on the sample ballot of these City of Cocoa precincts
All 11 City of Cocoa precincts read (130, 212, 233, 213, 231, 129, 131, 133, 207, 214, 227). The ballot text shown is the same on each of the 11 sample ballots from which it was read.

Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation

Level
State of Florida
Ballot position and heading, as printed on the sample ballot

No. 2 Constitutional Amendment

Article VII, Section 3; Article XII

Voted on by, as stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page
Voted on by all registered voters in Florida
Ballot title (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land from Taxation
Ballot summary (English text as printed on the sample ballot)

Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to exempt tangible personal property habitually located or typically present on land classified as agricultural, used in the production of agricultural products or for agritourism activities, and owned by the landowner or leaseholder of the agricultural land from ad valorem taxation. If approved this amendment would first apply for tax years beginning January 1, 2027.

Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes / Sí

No / No

Origin as officially recorded
Sponsor as recorded: The Florida Legislature/House. Joint resolution: HJR 1215. Listed as made ballot June 18, 2025; ballot number 2.
Vote needed to pass, as stated by the source shown
A proposed amendment requires at least 60% approval from voters to pass [see Florida Constitution, Article XI, Fla. Const.].
Official financial impact statement
Not published by the Florida Division of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Division's record for this amendment shows no Financial Impact Statement date.
Record placing the question on the ballot
Proposed by legislative joint resolution; see the joint resolution links under 'Origin'.
Appears on the sample ballot of these City of Cocoa precincts
All 11 City of Cocoa precincts read (130, 212, 233, 213, 231, 129, 131, 133, 207, 214, 227). The ballot text shown is the same on each of the 11 sample ballots from which it was read.

Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments

Level
State of Florida
Ballot position and heading, as printed on the sample ballot

No. 3 Constitutional Amendment

Article VII, Sections 4, 6 and 9; Article XII

Voted on by, as stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page
Voted on by all registered voters in Florida
Ballot title (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments
Ballot summary (English text as printed on the sample ballot)

This amendment increases the homestead exemption, for all non-school taxes, to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, and adjusts for inflation thereafter. It requires the Legislature to prescribe a uniform procedure for counties and municipalities, for their respective levies, to increase the homestead exemption up to full assessed value, and allows special districts, subject to referendum approval, to do the same.

Persons who are not Florida residents on December 31, 2026, will receive the existing homestead exemption upon qualifying for a homestead exemption, with the increased homestead exemption beginning with the fifth year of exemption, to the extent permitted by the U.S. Constitution.

This amendment reduces the annual cap on assessment increases for non-homestead properties from 10% to 5%.

This amendment requires counties and municipalities to use property taxes solely for public safety, education and schools, infrastructure, natural resources, bond debt service, retirement benefits for employees, and operations and administration. Other expenditures may be approved by county officers or county or municipal governing bodies unless prohibited by general law, notwithstanding Article VII, Section 9(a) of the Florida Constitution, which allows counties and municipalities to levy property taxes for their respective purposes.

This amendment takes effect January 1, 2027.

Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes / Sí

No / No

Origin as officially recorded
Sponsor as recorded: The Florida Legislature/House. Joint resolution: HJR 1F. Listed as made ballot June 16, 2026; ballot number 3.
Vote needed to pass, as stated by the source shown
A proposed amendment requires at least 60% approval from voters to pass [see Florida Constitution, Article XI, Fla. Const.].
Official financial impact statement
Not published by the Florida Division of Elections as of November 8, 2026: the Division's record for this amendment shows no Financial Impact Statement date.
Record placing the question on the ballot
Proposed by legislative joint resolution; see the joint resolution links under 'Origin'.
Appears on the sample ballot of these City of Cocoa precincts
All 11 City of Cocoa precincts read (130, 212, 233, 213, 231, 129, 131, 133, 207, 214, 227). The ballot text shown is the same on each of the 11 sample ballots from which it was read.

Brevard County

Renewal of the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Half-Cent Sales Tax

Level
Brevard County
Ballot position and heading, as printed on the sample ballot

County Charter Amendments and Referenda

Voted on by, as stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page
Voted on by all registered voters in Brevard County
Ballot title (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Renewal of the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Half-Cent Sales Tax
Ballot summary (English text as printed on the sample ballot)

To restore the Indian River Lagoon through infrastructure, capital improvements, capital maintenance projects and programs designed to improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, remove muck, and reduce pollution, shall Brevard County renew the existing Save Our Indian River Lagoon half-cent sales tax for ten years, and require deposit of all revenue to a trust fund solely for such purposes, with continued citizen committee oversight and annual independent audits?

Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes - For the Half-Cent Sales Tax

No - Against the Half-Cent Sales Tax

Origin as officially recorded
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Vote needed to pass, as stated by the source shown
Not stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page.
Official financial impact statement
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Record placing the question on the ballot
The County's program page was read on November 8, 2026; CocoaCivic's collector does not extract a resolution from it. The Supervisor of Elections' amendments page does not name the resolution or ordinance for this question.
Appears on the sample ballot of these City of Cocoa precincts
All 11 City of Cocoa precincts read (130, 212, 233, 213, 231, 129, 131, 133, 207, 214, 227). The ballot text shown is the same on each of the 11 sample ballots from which it was read.

Brevard County School Board

Renewal of Ad Valorem Millage to Sustain Increased Teacher Pay and Other Purposes

Level
Brevard County School Board (voted on county-wide)
Ballot position and heading, as printed on the sample ballot

County Charter Amendments and Referenda

Voted on by, as stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page
Voted on by all registered voters in Brevard County
Ballot title (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Renewal of Ad Valorem Millage to Sustain Increased Teacher Pay and Other Purposes
Ballot summary (English text as printed on the sample ballot)

Shall the School Board renew a one (1) mill ad valorem millage for four years to sustain increased teacher and staff pay, fund technical training for students, and for other similar purposes, to ensure student achievement, recruit and retain teachers and staff with competitive salaries, and distribute funds as required to charter schools based on their proportionate share of district enrollment, with all expenditures reviewed by an independent citizens’ oversight committee.

Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes - For Renewal of Millage

No - Against Renewal of Millage

Origin as officially recorded
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Vote needed to pass, as stated by the source shown
Not stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page.
Official financial impact statement
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Record placing the question on the ballot
Not retrieved by CocoaCivic as of November 8, 2026. The Supervisor of Elections' amendments page does not name the resolution or ordinance for this question.
Appears on the sample ballot of these City of Cocoa precincts
All 11 City of Cocoa precincts read (130, 212, 233, 213, 231, 129, 131, 133, 207, 214, 227). The ballot text shown is the same on each of the 11 sample ballots from which it was read.

Renewal of Half-Cent Sales Surtax for Critical School Facility, Security, and Technology Upgrades

Level
Brevard County School Board (voted on county-wide)
Ballot position and heading, as printed on the sample ballot

County Charter Amendments and Referenda

Voted on by, as stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page
Voted on by all registered voters in Brevard County
Ballot title (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Renewal of Half-Cent Sales Surtax for Critical School Facility, Security, and Technology Upgrades
Ballot summary (English text as printed on the sample ballot)

Shall the half-cent sales surtax approved by the voters in 2014 and 2020 be renewed for ten years to continue critical school facility projects, school security improvements and technology upgrades that keep schools safe and conducive to learning, revenue will be shared with charter schools as per statute based on proportionate share of district enrollment, with all expenditures reviewed by an independent citizens’ oversight committee.

Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes - For the Renewal of the Half-Cent Sales Tax

No - Against the Renewal of the Half-Cent Sales Tax

Origin as officially recorded
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Vote needed to pass, as stated by the source shown
Not stated on the Supervisor of Elections' amendments page.
Official financial impact statement
Not published by the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections as of November 8, 2026.
Record placing the question on the ballot
Not retrieved by CocoaCivic as of November 8, 2026. The Supervisor of Elections' amendments page does not name the resolution or ordinance for this question.
Appears on the sample ballot of these City of Cocoa precincts
All 11 City of Cocoa precincts read (130, 212, 233, 213, 231, 129, 131, 133, 207, 214, 227). The ballot text shown is the same on each of the 11 sample ballots from which it was read.

Judicial retention

Shall Justice Carlos G. Muñiz of the Supreme Court be retained in office?

Office heading printed on the sample ballot above this group of questions
Justice of the Supreme Court
Question (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Shall Justice Carlos G. Muñiz of the Supreme Court be retained in office?
Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes / Sí

No / No

Shall Judge John M. Harris of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Office heading printed on the sample ballot above this group of questions
District Court of Appeal
Question (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Shall Judge John M. Harris of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes / Sí

No / No

Shall Judge Scott D. Makar of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Office heading printed on the sample ballot above this group of questions
District Court of Appeal
Question (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Shall Judge Scott D. Makar of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes / Sí

No / No

Shall Judge F. Rand Wallis of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Office heading printed on the sample ballot above this group of questions
District Court of Appeal
Question (English text as printed on the sample ballot)
Shall Judge F. Rand Wallis of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office?
Response options (text as printed on the sample ballot)

Yes / Sí

No / No

City of Cocoa

No City of Cocoa question is listed on the Supervisor of Elections' 2026 Amendments and Referenda page as of November 8, 2026. Supervisor of Elections ↗ · as of November 8, 2026