Hialeah, Florida, Referendum 2, Legislative Charter (November 2019)
| Referendum 2: Hialeah Legislative Charter Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| City governance |
| Related articles |
| City governance on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in Florida Miami-Dade County, Florida ballot measures Local charter amendments on the ballot |
| See also |
| Hialeah, Florida |
A charter amendment addressing legislative matters was on the ballot for Hialeah voters in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on November 5, 2019. It was defeated.
A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the Hialeah Charter to do the following:
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| A no vote was a vote against amending the Hialeah Charter concerning legislative matters. |
Election results
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Hialeah Referendum 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,391 | 29.84% | ||
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7,973 | 70.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City amend the Hialeah Charter to include the adoption of Zoning and Land Use Decisions by Ordinance and Nonuse Adjustments and Land Use Transmittals to the State of Florida for comment by Resolution; and to approve all types of Budget Transfers by Resolution during the fiscal year and approve Appropriation Amendments to the Budget after the close of the fiscal year by Ordinance?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
Arguments
The councilmembers who drafted the ordinance wrote the following rationale for the proposed change:[3]
| “ | This revision is intended to clarify existing language in order to more accurately describe current practice and provide consistency with other provisions of the Hialeah Code. The existing language provides that an ordinance is necessary for approval of land use and zoning regulation. However, the Hialeah Charter should provide those exceptions where zoning and land use matters are approved by resolution. ... Accordingly, the revised language more precisely describes the current practice and procedure of the city relating to zoning and land use matters as provided in the Hialeah Code.[2] | ” |
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was referred to the ballot by the Hialeah City Council. The council voted unanimously (with two members absent) to approve Ordinance 2019-061 on August 27, 2019.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Miami-Dade County Elections Department, "Official Primary and Special Elections Ballot," accessed September 30, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hialeah, Florida, "Ordinance 2019-061," accessed October 27, 2019
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