Miami-Dade’s elections department paid for a cartoon mascot. It’s the supervisor

MIAMI — Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade’s elections supervisor, now has a cartoon avatar who stars in a tax-funded coloring book about democracy and, this fall, looked out from lapel pins that were distributed to poll workers. Like Garcia, “Super Ali” has long blonde hair, but Super Ali has a red cape and a star-spangled ballot box for a body. That cartoon ballot box has a seal with Garcia’s name on it. kAm“%96D6 2C6 8C62E E@@=D 7@C 6?8286>6?E H:E9 @FC J@F?86DE 4:E:K6?D[ E@ 4C62E6 2 G@E:?8 4F=EFC6[” t=64E:@?D DA@<6DA6CD@? yF2? |6?5:6E2 D2:5 @7 E96 $FA6C p=: DH28 E96 t=64E:@?D s6A2CE>6?E :D 7F?5:?8]k^Am kAmx? pF8FDE[ E96 t=64E:@?D s6A2CE>6?E A2:5 S`[`e_ 7@C `[___ @7 E96 $FA6C p=: A:?D] %96 ?6IE >@?E9[ E96 56A2CE>6?E A2:5 S`[de_ 7@C `[d__ “vF2C5:2?D @7 s6>@4C24J” 4@=@C:?8 3@@6 2?5 $FA6C p=: @? E96 4@G6C] |6?5:6E2 AC@G:565 :?G@:46D 7@C E96 AFC492D6D 2E E96 |:2>: w6C2=5’D C6BF6DE E9:D H66<]k^Am kAmx?D:56 E96 4@=@C:?8 3@@<[ E96C6 2C6 G@E6CD[ 42?5:52E6D 2?5 32==@E 3@I6D E@ 4@=@C[ A=FD 2 4C@DDH@C5 2?5 H@C5 D62C49 E92E 3@E9 92G6 “p=:?2 v2C4:2” 2D 4=F6D]k^Am kAmv2C4:2[ 2 #6AF3=:42?[ :D |:2>:\s256’D 7:CDE 6=64E65 DFA6CG:D@C @7 6=64E:@?D — 2 A@DE E92E FD65 E@ 36 2 56A2CE>6?E 9625 F?56C E96 4@F?EJ’D >2J@C] %92E 492?865 :? a_ac H96? 2 DE2E6 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= 2>6?5>6?E C6BF:C65 |:2>:\s256 G@E6CD E@ 49@@D6 2? 6=64E:@?D DFA6CG:D@C E@ CF? E96 ?6H=J :?56A6?56?E @77:46] %92E >62?D v2C4:2 7246D C66=64E:@? 96CD6=7 :? a_ag]k^Am kAmv2C4:2’D 5F2= C@=6D 2D 6=64E:@?D 25>:?:DEC2E@C 2?5 #6AF3=:42? A@=:E:4:2? 92G6 5C2H? D4CFE:?J E9:D J62C] $96 DA@<6 @FE AF3=:4=J :? 72G@C @7 p>6?5>6?E b[ E96 E2I\4FE C676C6?5F> E92E 2AA62C65 @? 32==@ED 96C DE277 5:DEC:3FE65 2?5 4@F?E65]k^Am kAm~? 6=64E:@? ?:89E[ D96 2=D@ 4@CC64E=J AC65:4E65 #6AF3=:42? :?4F>36?E |2Cí2 t=G:C2 $2=2K2C H@F=5 >2:?E2:? 96C E:?J =625 :? 2 4@?8C6DD:@?2= C246 9625:?8 7@C 2 C64@F?E] {@42= s6>@4C2ED 4:E65 3@E9 AF3=:4 DE2E6>6?ED 3J v2C4:2 :? 2? 2EE6>AE E@ 86E 96C C6>@G65 7C@> 2 32==@E\4@F?E:?8 3@2C5 :? E96 C64@F?E[ 3FE E92E 677@CE 72:=65]k^Am kAm%96 $FA6C p=: A:?D H6C6 2G2:=23=6 E@ A@== H@C<6CD :? 2E =62DE D@>6 AC64:?4ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 D62D@?2= 6=64E:@?D 4=6C< H9@ DA@<6 H:E9 E96 w6C2=5] t=64E:@?D 4=6C :? E96:C 6?G6=@A6 F?FD65]k^Am kAm“(6’C6 ?@E DFAA@D65 E@ H62C A@=:E:42= E9:?8D @? @FC A6CD@?[” E96 4=6C< D2:5] “xE 76=E =:<6 2 D:>:=2C E9:?8]”k^Am kAmpE 2 4@>3:?65 4@DE @7 Sa[fa_[ E96 $FA6C p=: >2E6C:2=D H@F=5?’E 6G6? C68:DE6C 2D 2 C@F?5:?8 6CC@C :? E96 t=64E:@?D s6A2CE>6?E’D Sch >:==:@? 3F586E] p?5 v2C4:2 :D 92C5=J E96 7:CDE 6=64E65 @77:4:2= E@ 6>A=@J 8@G6C?>6?E C6D@FC46D E@ 3@@DE E96:C AF3=:4 AC@7:=6 367@C6 G@E6CD]k^Am kAmsFC:?8 96C a_ac C66=64E:@? 42>A2:8?[ |:2>:\s256’D s6>@4C2E:4 >2J@C[ s2?:6==2 {6G:?6 r2G2[ AFE 96C ?2>6 @? 4@F?EJ 3FD6D] r@F?EJ 4@>>:DD:@?6CD 92G6 A2?:65 3J A@=:46 @77:46CD :? E96 ?2>6 @7 4@?DE:EF6?E D6CG:46D] |@3:=6 D6CG:46 G69:4=6D 7@C E96 |:2>:\s256 %2I r@==64E@C’D ~77:46 762EFC6 ;F>3@ :>286D @7 %2I r@==64E@C s2C:6= u6C?2?56K[ 2 #6AF3=:42? H9@ H2D 2=D@ 6=64E65 :? a_ac] (96? D96 H2D E96 DE2E6’D 28C:4F=EFC6 4@>>:DD:@?6C[ u=@C:52 s6>@4C2E:4 !2CEJ r92:C }:<<: uC:65 AFE 96C A9@E@ @? C68F=2E@CJ DE:4<6CD 2EE24965 E@ 82D AF>AD]k^Am kAm%96 t=64E:@?D s6A2CE>6?E 4@=@C:?8 3@@256 E96:C 563FE :? $6AE6>36C @? E96 56A2CE>6?E’D x?DE28C2> 7665] %96 324 v2C4:2]k^Am kAm“x 9@A6 E96D6 A286D :?DA:C6 J@F E@ =62C?[ A2CE:4:A2E6 2?5 364@>6 2 vF2C5:2? @7 s6>@4C24J[” D96 HC@E6]k^Am