Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 122469 |
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File Number: 122469 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-1090-12 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 12/18/2012 | ||||||||||
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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 | 2/5/2013 | Application signed by required number of commissioners for renewal | |||||
REPORT: | Application for renewal and necessary signatures were received to enable the Commissioners to take action at the February 5, 2013 meeting to urge the Florida Legislature to amend State Election Law to restore early voting to 14 days. On February 5, 2013, Commissioners adopted add-on Legistar File No. 130236, Resolution R-124-13, to accomplish such action, thereby modifying R-1075-12 (Legistar 122472) and R-1090-12 (Legistar 122469) to support 14 rather than 9 days of early voting. On February 5, 2013, Commissioners also adopted 11A24 (Legistar 130164) as amended, Resolution R-118-13, to support 14 days early voting . | ||||||
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Board of County Commissioners | 12/18/2012 | 11A20 | Adopted | P | |||
REPORT: | The Board members proceeded to vote on the foregoing proposed resolution, as presented. Commissioner Jordan asked the Commission members to consider urging the state, as well as the Commission, to limit the number of items to be included in the legislative package. | ||||||
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Office of the Chairperson | 12/17/2012 | Additions | |||||
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County Attorney | 12/17/2012 | Assigned | Jess M. McCarty | 12/17/2012 | |||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE STATE LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAYOR�S ELECTIONS ADVISORY GROUP; URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE DURING THE 2013 SESSION TO ENACT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LEGISLATION; AND IDENTIFYING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AS CRITICAL COUNTY PRIORITIES FOR THE 2013 SESSION BODY WHEREAS, the Mayor created the Elections Advisory Group following the November 2012 general election; and WHEREAS, the Elections Advisory Group has met, considered and decided to support five (5) state legislative recommendations related to elections for the 2013 session of the Florida Legislature; and WHEREAS, the five (5) state legislative recommendations consist of the following: 1. Expanding allowable facilities eligible for use as early voting sites; 2. Extending the availability of early voting from eight (8) to nine (9) days, so as to include the last Sunday before Election Day; 3. Limiting ballot language for constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature to the same maximum of 15 words for the title and 75 words for the ballot summary that applies to constitutional amendments proposed by other individuals or entities; 4. Extending the number of days that Supervisors of Elections are permitted to canvass absentee ballots before the election from 15 to 20 days; 5. Discontinuing the use of the term �Absentee Ballot� and replacing it with �Vote by Mail�; and WHEREAS, this Board strongly supports these recommendations and urges the Florida Legislature to enact them during the 2013 session; and WHEREAS, given the importance of addressing these issues for voters in future elections, the Board wishes to identify these issues as critical County priorities in the County�s state legislative package for the 2013 session of the Florida Legislature, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Supports the following five (5) state legislative recommendations of the Mayor�s Elections Advisory Group, statutory amendment language for which is attached and incorporated by reference: 1. Expanding allowable facilities eligible for use as early voting sites; 2. Extending the availability of early voting from eight (8) to nine (9) days, so as to include the last Sunday before Election Day; 3. Limiting ballot language for constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature to the same maximum of 15 words for the title and 75 words for the ballot summary that applies to constitutional amendments proposed by other individuals or entities; 4. Extending the number of days that Supervisors of Elections are permitted to canvass absentee ballots before the election from 15 to 20 days; 5. Discontinuing the use of the term �Absentee Ballot� and replacing it with �Vote by Mail�. Section 2. Urges the Florida Legislature during the 2013 session to enact these five (5) recommendations or substantially similar legislation. Section 3. Identifies these issues as critical priorities of Miami-Dade County for the 2013 session of the Florida Legislature. Section 4. Directs the County�s state lobbyists to advocate for the passage of the legislation set forth in Section 1 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to amend the 2013 State Legislative Package to include these items as critical priorities. |
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