Tampa, Florida, Amendment 10, Governance and Residency Requirements (March 2019)
| Amendment 10: Governance and Residency Requirements |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| March 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City governance |
| Related articles |
| City governance on the ballot March 5, 2019 ballot measures in Florida Hillsborough County, Florida ballot measures |
| See also |
| Tampa, Florida |
A charter amendment regarding city governance was on the ballot for Tampa voters in Hillsborough County, Florida, on March 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to identify which officers, boards, and elected officials shall govern the city and to allow the city council to waive the residency requirements of department heads for one year, with two more consecutive extensions, with the approval of at least five council members. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to identify which officers, boards, and elected officials shall govern the city and to allow the city council to waive the residency requirements of department heads for one year, with two more consecutive extensions, with the approval of at least five council members. |
Election results
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Tampa Amendment 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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23,332 | 53.45% | ||
| No | 20,323 | 46.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the amendment to the Revised Charter of the City of Tampa, Florida 1975, as amended, provide for amending Article VI, Section 6.01, identifying which officers, boards and elected officials shall govern the city, and to allow the city council to waive the residency requirements of department heads for one year, with two more consecutive extensions, if done so by no fewer than a vote of five members of the city council?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of this charter amendment is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Tampa, Florida.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ VoteHillsbourough.org, "Sample Ballot," accessed February 5, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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