The commission has decided that new state legislation (HB 537 signed by Rick Scott on June 5, 12 weeks and 1 day after the election) gives them the authority to nullify the legal and state certified March election results. We are confident that they 1) have purposely misinterpreted the intent and scope of the legislation and 2) are using it to exert authority they do not have. HB537 does not have to do with electors changing their charter for heights in their downtown.
According to our Charter, if a majority of the qualified electors voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results. Instead, this commission held up the results in order to see if Rick Scott would sign this law that they say knocks the vote out of the water. We totally disagree with 1) their devious tactics 2) their opinion and 3) we object to their hiding behind a law that is not relative to the charter amendment.
State law does not allow a local governing body to nullify a legal
election.
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Thanks to my "fans" who are always there to keep me on my toes for errors, etc. What in hell would I do without ya? Do you want to be my editor? :)
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