Here is something that ought to be a law in Florida, but isn't.
Local governments should not be able to take sides in their elections.
What could be more basic? The government is the servant of the taxpayers, not their master.
And yet increasingly, Florida cities, counties and school boards spend public dollars to try to sway election results.
Maybe the government is supporting a tax, such as the Penny for Pinellas, or Pasco County's local school tax.
Maybe the local government has a strong opinion in favor of or against a particular amendment or measure on the ballot.
That's what happened in Pinellas, where cities and the county government spent tax dollars fighting each other over amendments to the County Charter.
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