PRIMARY · AUG 18, 2026

SINCE 1776 · CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Local Government Works Better When You Are Watching

Right Action Charlotte County tracks the commission agendas, the state bills, and the ballots that shape life in Charlotte County, then puts it all in one place so residents can show up informed.

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Florida Primary · August 18, 2026

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The Countdown will update to November 3, 2026 the morning after the primary.

WHAT GUIDES OUR WORK

Five Things We Do Not Compromise On

Local Accountability

Public records, public meetings, public money. If it is spent here, residents should be able to see it.

Civic Participation

Turnout in local races decides more of daily life than any national headline. We make showing up easy.

Faith & Family

Strong communities are built by neighbors, churches, and families before they are built by government.

Open Dialogue

Candidate forums, town halls, and recorded debates. Ask the hard question on the record.

Individual Liberty

Property rights, medical freedom, and limits on how far local authority reaches into private life.

WHERE WE STAND

The Issues Driving Charlotte County

Every position below is tied to something on a real agenda: a rezoning, a budget line, a bill in Tallahassee, or a seat on the ballot.

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Growth & Land Use

Large developments east of the Peace River are reshaping the county. Residents deserve notice, maps, and traffic studies before a vote, not after.

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Property Rights

Code enforcement, impact fees, and assessments should be predictable, published, and applied the same way to everyone.

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Election Integrity

Clean rolls, transparent canvassing, and poll watchers who know the rules. We recruit and train them.

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Budget Transparency

The county budget runs into the hundreds of millions. We break down where the millage goes in plain English.

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Health Freedom

Informed consent and the right to choose your own care, without a mandate attached to your job or your school.

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Public Safety

Backing law enforcement while keeping oversight real, and pushing hard on human trafficking prevention in SWFL.

COMMUNITY PULSE

Tell Us What to Dig Into Next

Our research time is limited and volunteer funded. Each month the topic with the most votes gets a full write up: records requests, agenda links, and a plain-language summary of who decides what.

Results are published in the monthly member update and on the news page.

Which issue should we research next?

One vote per visitor

ON THE RECORD

We Film It So It Cannot Be Rewritten

Our research time is limited and volunteer funded. Each month the topic with the most votes gets a full write up: records requests, agenda links, and a plain-language summary of who decides what.

Results are published in the monthly member update and on the news page.

RACC recorded candidate forum in Charlotte County, Florida

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Seminars on record

2026 CHARLOTTE COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

Your Vote, Your Voice, Your Community

Print it, mark it up, take it with you. Two elections this year, so make a plan for both.

Guide · PDF

Charlotte County Voter Guide

Every county and municipal race on the 2026 ballot, with candidate photos and filing details.

Sample ballot · EN / ES

Official Primary Ballot

August 18, 2026 Republican primary, Charlotte County. Bilingual sample ballot.

Handbook · PDF

Florida Voter Handbook 2026

Registration deadlines, vote-by-mail rules, ID requirements, and how to cure a signature.

Tool

Precinct & Rep Lookup

Enter your address to find your precinct, polling place, and every official who represents you.

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Meetings covered monthly

Commission districts covered

Civic reference documents

Elections on the 2026 calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Show Up. That Is the Whole Strategy.

Commission meetings, candidate forums, and member nights. Bring a neighbor.

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2026

Primary Election Day

Polls open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Bring your marked voter guide and photo ID.

Monthly

RACC Member Meeting

Open floor, county updates, and a guest speaker. Members and first-time guests welcome.

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Candidate Forum

Every candidate invited, questions submitted by residents, recorded and posted in full.

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New dates post here first, and members get them by email before they go public.

THE RACC PODCAST

Conversations You Will Not Hear Anywhere Local

Local government, community issues, faith, health freedom, and civic responsibility, with the people actually involved.

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Victims of the System: The Shallows

A long-form look at how residents get caught between agencies, and what recourse actually exists.

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Candidate Interviews 2026

Same questions, same time limit, every candidate. Unedited and posted the day of recording.

Series

Agenda Breakdown

What is on the next commission agenda, what it costs, and which vote to watch.

CONTRIBUTE

Records Requests Are Not Free

Public records fees, printing voter guides, renting halls for forums, and keeping the video archive online. Every dollar goes to outreach and education in Charlotte County.

“An informed and active citizenry is sovereign. Our job is simply to make the information easy enough to reach that nobody has an excuse.”

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CONTACT

Questions or Inquiries

Tips, records leads, speaking requests, or a correction. A member of our team will respond.

Phone

(941) 888-0135

Email

secretary@racc1776.com

Area

Charlotte

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