Charlie Crist is a former Florida governor, state attorney general, and U.S. representative. He is a candidate for mayor of St. Petersburg in 2026.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: Former Florida governor and 2026 St. Petersburg mayoral candidate
Statement summary
Crist supported a moratorium on St. Petersburg's Flock cameras while the city examines their use. He did not call for a permanent ban.
“I think we ought to have a moratorium on them until we really understand comprehensively what they're used for”
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Crist said the city ought to have a moratorium on Flock cameras until it understands comprehensively what they are used for. A pause pending review, not a permanent ban, fits Mixed or conditional.
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
Statement dates: August 19, 2026
