Miami-Dade County Municipal Annexation Amendment Question (November 2012)

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A Miami-Dade County Municipal Annexation Amendment question is on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Miami-Dade County, which is in Florida, where it was approved.

This question amended the Miami-Dade County Charter to establish certain requirements for annexation and incorporation. It also establishes a procedure for petition and election to incorporate a new municipality in the County.

Election results

County Question 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		344,462	53.02%
No		305,189	46.98%

Election results from Miami-Dade County, Unofficial Election Results Summary

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

“

Shall the Charter be amended to: • Require the County Commission to consider the benefits of any proposed annexation of commercial areas, when approving or authorizing an annexation • Establish alternative procedure for creation of new municipalities in unincorporated areas of the County by petition which provides conditions for creation of new municipalities and a single election to approve the creation of a new municipality and approve its Charter, instead of two elections for these purposes? YES NO

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See also

• November 6, 2012 ballot measures in Colorado
• Miami-Dade County, Florida ballot measures

Footnotes

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