2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1416: Election Dates for Municipal Office

Legislative Summary

Requiring that elections for municipal offices be held on the same date as the general election; preempting to the state the authority to establish election dates for municipal elections; requiring that municipal recall elections be held concurrently with municipal elections under certain conditions; repealing provisions relating to change of dates for cause in municipal elections, etc.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/26/2025
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Now in Community Affairs
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Ethics and Elections
3/31/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Community Affairs(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/26/20256.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025132.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/28/2025132.7 KB