| | ALACHUA COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT 4 |
| Title: |
County commission district residency requirements |
| Summary: |
Shall the Alachua County Charter be amended to remove the
current unenforceable requirement to reside within the district
on the date of qualification |
YES for approval _______
NO for rejection _______
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| Proposed Amended Charter Language: |
Sec 2.2. Legislative branch.
(A) The county commission. The governing body of the county shall be a board of county
commissioners composed of five (5) members serving staggered terms of four (4) years. There
shall be one (1) commissioner for each of the five (5) county commission districts established
pursuant to general law and they shall be elected on a countywide basis by the electors of the
county. During the
term of office each commissioner shall reside in the district from which such commissioner ran for
office, provided that any commissioner who is removed from a district by redistricting may
continue to server during the balance of the term of office.
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| Current Charter Language: |
Sec 2.2. Legislative branch.
(A) The county commission. The governing body of the county shall be a board of county
commissioners composed of five (5) members serving staggered terms of four (4) years. There
shall be one (1) commissioner for each of the five (5) county commission districts established
pursuant to general law and they shall be elected on a countywide basis by the electors of the
county. Each candidate for the office of county commissioner shall reside within the district from
which such candidate seeks election at the time of qualifying to run for the office, and during the
term of office each commissioner shall reside in the district from which such commissioner ran for
office, provided that any commissioner who is removed from a district by redistricting may
continue to server during the balance of the term of office.
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| Language Change: |
Note: underlined words have been added to the proposed amended language; stuck
words have been removed from the proposed amended languaged.
Sec 2.2. Legislative branch.
(A) The county commission. The governing body of the county shall be a board of county
commissioners composed of five (5) members serving staggered terms of four (4) years. There
shall be one (1) commissioner for each of the five (5) county commission districts established
pursuant to general law and they shall be elected on a countywide basis by the electors of the
county. Each candidate for the office of county commissioner shall reside within the district from
which such candidate seeks election at the time of qualifying to run for the office, and during
During the
term of office each commissioner shall reside in the district from which such commissioner ran for
office, provided that any commissioner who is removed from a district by redistricting may
continue to server during the balance of the term of office.
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