Florida Florida Statutes
§ 171.052
FS § 171.052Ch. 171
Statute text
View on source[rity of the municipal governing body, at a special election held prior to such election, but no sooner than 30 days after verification of the petition or passage of the resolution or ordinance calling for the referendum.
(7)The municipal governing body shall establish the date of election and publish notice of the referendum election at least once a week for the 2 consecutive weeks immediately prior to the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be excluded or in the municipality. Such notice shall give the time and places for the election and a general description of the area to be excluded, which shall be in the form of a map clearly showing the area proposed to be excluded.
(8)Ballots or mechanical voting devices shall offer the choices “For deannexation” and “Against deannexation,” in that order.
(9)A majority vote “For deannexation” shall cause the area proposed for exclusion to be so excluded upon the effective date set in the contraction ordinance.
(10)A majority vote “Against deannexation” shall prevent any part of the area proposed for exclusion from being the subject of a contraction ordinance for a period of 2 years from the date of the referendum election.
(11)If more than 70 percent of the acres of land in an area proposed to be contracted is owned by individuals, corporations, or legal entities that are not registered electors of such area, such area may not be contracted unless the owners of more than 50 percent of the acres of land in such area consent to such contraction.
Legislative history
s. 1, ch. 74-190; s. 17, ch. 90-279; s. 5, ch. 2023-305.