Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 102084 |
Printable PDF Format Clerk's Official Copy |
File Number: 102084 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-918-10 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 9/10/2010 | ||||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 9/10/2010 | 11A32 | Adopted | P | |||
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County Attorney | 8/24/2010 | Assigned | Jess M. McCarty | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE COUNTIES ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY RELATED TO EARLY VOTING AND COUNTY ELECTIONS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE STATE OR FEDERAL OFFICES OR ISSUES SO AS TO ALLOW COUNTIES TO PROVIDE ONLY ONE WEEK OF EARLY VOTING RATHER THAN TWO WEEKS FOR SUCH ELECTIONS BODY WHEREAS, early voting has become a popular way for citizens to exercise their right to vote; and WHEREAS, early voting is extensively regulated by state statute that limits the timeframe and hours when, and sites where early voting can occur; and WHEREAS, for most elections, state statute requires two weeks of early voting, beginning on the 15th day before an election and ending on the second day before an election; and WHEREAS, the only exceptions to the requirement that there be two weeks of early voting is municipal elections not held in conjunction with state or county elections where municipalities may opt out; and WHEREAS, unlike municipal elections, state statute does not provide an exception for county elections that are not held in conjunction with state or federal elections; and WHEREAS, this is an issue with which only a few counties in the State of Florida must contend as a result of not benefiting from a consolidated elections calendar; and WHEREAS, every county election that is not held in conjunction with a state or federal election must include two full weeks of early voting at significant cost to the taxpayers; and WHEREAS, turnout at such elections is often low, with few voters using early voting sites during these elections resulting in an expensive and inefficient use of government resources; and WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature should provide counties flexibility similar to cities related to early voting for county elections not held in conjunction with state or federal elections, so as to allow counties to provide only one week of early voting rather than two weeks for such elections, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the Florida Legislature to provide more flexibility related to early voting and countywide elections that do involve state or federal offices or issues, so as to allow counties to provide only one week of early voting rather than two weeks for such elections. Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker and the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade County State Legislative Delegation. Section 3. Directs the County�s state lobbyists to advocate for the issue identified in Section 1 above, and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to include this item in the 2011 State Legislative Package. |
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