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Jacksonville, Florida, Charter Referendum, Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Board Member Qualifications and Council Authority to Appoint Four Members (November 2020)

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Jacksonville Charter Referendum
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Election date
November 3, 2020
Topic
City governance and Local charter amendments
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral		Origin
Lawmakers

Jacksonville Charter Referendum was on the ballot as a referral in Jacksonville on November 3, 2020. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to do the following:

  • authorize the city council to appoint four of seven members of the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Board, with the mayor appointing and the city council confirming the other three and
  • require one city council appointee to be either a former JEA employee or to be recommended by a JEA employee or group of employees.

A "no" vote opposed this measure to amend the city charter to authorize the city council to appoint four of seven members of the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Board, with the mayor appointing and the city council confirming the other three, and require one city council appointee to be either a former JEA employee or to be recommended by a JEA employee or group of employees.


A simple majority was required for the approval of Charter Referendum.

Election results

Jacksonville Charter Referendum

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

353,054 77.37%
No 103,258 22.63%
Results are officially certified.
Source



Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Charter Referendum was as follows:

“

Shall the Jacksonville Charter be amended to create a new Section 4.03 and amend Section 21.03 which will (1) grant to City Council the executive power to appoint and remove four members of the JEA Board and (2) amend the qualifications of Board members?

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“ This Charter amendment, if implemented, will have no impact on revenues and like the current selection process may have a minimal, or immeasurable, impact on costs to the City of Jacksonville.”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Florida

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Jacksonville.


See also

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