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Tampa, Florida, Amendment 17, Charter Review Commission (March 2019)
| Amendment 17: Tampa Charter Review Commission |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| March 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local charter amendments |
| Related articles |
| Local charter amendments on the ballot March 5, 2019 ballot measures in Florida Hillsborough County, Florida ballot measures |
| See also |
| Tampa, Florida |
A charter amendment to establish a charter review commission 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 establish a nine-member charter review commission to review the charter every 10 years, beginning in 2027. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to establish a nine-member charter review commission to review the charter every 10 years, beginning in 2027. |
Election results
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Tampa Amendment 17 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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30,725 | 72.99% | ||
| No | 11,372 | 27.01% | ||
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 adding Article X, Section 10.7, to require a Charter Review Commission every ten years beginning in 2027, requiring a nine member charter review commission (city council chooses seven and the mayor chooses two), and two alternatives, prohibiting elected officials or city employees from serving on the commission, having an independent facilitator, and providing for adequate funding?[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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