Miami-Dade County, Florida, Special Purpose District Control Measure (November 2016)
| Special Purpose District Control Measure: Miami-Dade County |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local charter amendments |
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| Local charter amendments on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in Florida Miami-Dade County, Florida ballot measures County tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Miami-Dade County, Florida |
A charter amendment measure was on the ballot for Miami-Dade County voters in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on November 8, 2016. The measure was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of an amendment to the county charter allowing any special purpose district within a municipality to be the governing body in that municipality rather than the county commissioners. |
| A no vote was a vote against an amendment to the county charter allowing any special purpose district within a municipality to be the governing body in that municipality rather than the county commissioners. |
Election results
| Special Purpose District Control Measure: Miami-Dade County | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 443,265 | 53.80% | ||
| No | 380,657 | 46.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the Charter be amended to allow the Board of County Commissioners to provide, by ordinance, that the governing body of any special purpose district located entirely within the boundaries of a municipality be the governing body of the municipality rather than the Board of County Commissioners as is currently required by the Charter?[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-Dade County, 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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