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City of Miami, Florida, Charter Enforcement Measure (November 2016)
| Charter Enforcement Measure: City of Miami |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local charter amendments |
| Related articles |
| Local charter amendments on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in Florida Miami-Dade County, Florida ballot measures |
| See also |
| Miami, Florida |
A charter amendment measure was on the ballot for Miami voters in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on November 8, 2016. This measure was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of an amendment to the city charter providing residents with the right to pursue enforcement of charter provisions in court. |
| A no vote was a vote against an amendment to the city charter providing residents with the right to pursue enforcement of charter provisions in court. |
Election results
| Charter Enforcement Measure, City of Miami | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 95,854 | 84.32% | ||
| No | 17,821 | 15.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall Section 52 of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, known as the “Citizens’ Bill of Rights,” be placed at the beginning of the Charter, be amended to expressly require the City to abide by the Charter's provisions, provide the residents the right to sue and be heard in court to enforce compliance with Charter provisions, and if successful, to recover court costs but not attorney's fees?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Miami, Florida.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, Florida, "Official General Election Ballot," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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