Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 9, Establish Rural Boundary and Rural Area and Require Commission Vote to Increase Density, Intensity, or Remove Land Measure (November 2024)
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| Topic Local zoning, land use, and development |
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Orange County Charter Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a referral in Orange County on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a Rural Area (to include unincorporated lands located outside the County's Urban Service Area, municipal joint planning areas, Growth Centers, Innovation Way Overlay, Horizon West Villages, and Boggy Creek Expansion Area) where comprehensive plan amendments increasing density or intensity, and ordinances removing land from the Rural Area, must be approved by a majority-plus-one vote of the county commission. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a Rural Area (to include unincorporated lands located outside the County's Urban Service Area, municipal joint planning areas, Growth Centers, Innovation Way Overlay, Horizon West Villages, and Boggy Creek Expansion Area) where comprehensive plan amendments increasing density or intensity, and ordinances removing land from the Rural Area, must be approved by a majority-plus-one vote of the county commission. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Charter Amendment 9.
Election results
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Orange County Charter Amendment 9 |
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387,818 | 73.02% | ||
| No | 143,326 | 26.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Charter Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Orange County Charter Amendment Establishing Rural Boundary and Rural Area ("Area") Establishing a Rural Area (unincorporated lands located outside the County's Urban Service Area, municipal joint planning areas, Growth Centers, Innovation Way Overlay, Horizon West Villages, and Boggy Creek Expansion Area on the effective date) where County comprehensive plan amendments increasing density or intensity, and ordinances removing lands from the Rural Area, must be approved by a majority-plus-one vote of the entire membership of the County Commission. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Florida
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, "FAQ - Voting," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Florida Division of Elections, "National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Division of Elections, "Register to Vote or Update your Information," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Florida Voter Registration Application Instructions and Form," accessed November 1, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Day Voting," accessed October 6, 2025
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Florida History: Voter ID at the Polls," accessed October 6, 2025
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