The Gainesville Sun is publishing opinion columns written by local candidates for office before November's election, as well as news stories by reporters on the races. It will continue to be updated as more are published.

During the November election, Alachua County voters will be asked to decide if we should change the way our county commissioners are elected. Ballots for Alachua County residents will include this question: “Shall the five members of the board of county commissioners of Alachua County, Florida, be elected to office from single-member districts by electors residing in each of those districts only?” Here we describe the benefits and disadvantages of changing the method of electing our county commissioners. The decision is yours to make. Please vote!

On October 11, 2022, Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson, the former 3-term Alachua County Commissioner, discussed the local issues on the 2022 ballot in a presentation to the Oak Hammock Committee of the LWV of Alachua County.