State Your Stance

Candidate’s Official Statement on ALPRs

Flock Safety cameras can be a valuable tool for law enforcement when used responsibly. They have helped recover stolen vehicles, locate missing persons, and assist in solving serious crimes. At the same time, their use should include clear policies that protect privacy, limit data retention, ensure appropriate oversight, and maintain transparency with the public. Public safety and individual privacy are not mutually exclusive, and we should strive to achieve both.

Official Submitted Questionnaire

The document as submitted, in the standard format used for every candidate.

Candidate Questionnaire

Automated License Plate Readers & Government Surveillance

Candidate Name
Cindy Stuart
Office Sought
Hillsborough County Commission District 7

  1. 1. Do you support law-enforcement use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), including Flock cameras?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  2. 2. Do you believe law-enforcement use of ALPRs raises Fourth Amendment privacy concerns?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  3. 3. Should residents have the right to vote before ALPR systems are installed in their community?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  4. 4. Would you support mandatory independent third-party audits of law-enforcement surveillance systems and programs?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  5. 5. Do you support protecting the First Amendment right of people to peacefully protest, petition their government, and publicly oppose government surveillance without being monitored because of that speech or subjected to retaliation for exercising those rights?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  6. 6. Would you support creating a legal process that allows law-abiding residents to voluntarily opt out of routine ALPR data collection so their vehicles are not routinely scanned, tracked, or stored in an ALPR database, while allowing law enforcement to continue using ALPR technology for vehicles associated with criminal investigations, wanted persons, or other lawful public-safety purposes?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

Optional Candidate Statement

Flock Safety cameras can be a valuable tool for law enforcement when used responsibly. They have helped recover stolen vehicles, locate missing persons, and assist in solving serious crimes. At the same time, their use should include clear policies that protect privacy, limit data retention, ensure appropriate oversight, and maintain transparency with the public. Public safety and individual privacy are not mutually exclusive, and we should strive to achieve both.