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St. Pete Beach City Charter Police Department Referendum Question (November 2012)

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A St. Pete Beach City Charter Police Department Referendum question is on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Pinellas County, which is in Florida, where it was approved.

This question amended the St. Pete Beach City Charter to remove the section requiring a Charter Police Department and allow transfer of law enforcement activity to departments not administered by the City Manager.[1]

Election results

St. Pete Beach Referendum
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 3,152 57.98%
No2,28442.02%

Election results from Pinellas County, Unofficial Election Results Summary

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

Charter Section 4.06 requires the St. Pete Beach Police Department to be established as a Charter Department and prohibits transfer of law enforcement activity by contract or any other process to any department or employee not administered by the City Manager. Repeal of this Section will allow the City to transfer law enforcement activity to an outside agency by contract or other process. Shall Charter Section 4.06 be repealed?

YES

NO[1][2]


See also


Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, Sample Ballot
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.



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