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Palm Bay City Council Candidates Issued Governance Readiness Exam

Palm Bay, FL – The Palm Bayer has issued a formal candidate readiness assessment to the six candidates running for City Council Seats 4 and 5. Rather than distributing standard candidate questionnaires that allow for pre-written campaign platform statements, this assessment is structured as an open-book, take-home examination on the mechanics of local governance and budget allocation.

Candidates have until noon on July 7, 2026, to return their responses. All answers will be published completely raw and unedited, providing voters with a direct look at each candidate’s attention to detail…

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