February 20, 2018

Municipal Elections Bill Passes Senate Community Affairs
OPPOSE CS/SB 1262

This afternoon CS/SB 1262 ( Senate Ethics & Elections / Hutson ) passed the Senate Community Affairs Committee by a vote of 4-3. The bill was amended to change the provisions applicable to municipalities providing for runoff elections. As amended, the bill shortens the required timeframe between the initial election and a runoff election from 10 weeks to 7 weeks.

Vote on CS/SB 1262
Yeas:
Sen. Tom Lee
Sen. Jeff Brandes
Sen. Keith Perry
Sen. David Simmons
 
Nays:
Sen. Aaron Bean
Sen. Daphne Campbell
Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez
 
Please thank Senators Aaron Bean, Daphne Campbell and Jose Javier Rodriguez for voting NO on the bill.
 
Click here to watch the Senate Community Affairs committee meeting. CS/SB 1262 is the first bill considered.
 
CS/SB 1262 will next go to the Senate Rules Committee .
 
We will keep you posted as this issue progresses. It is clear the committee heard from cities on this issue. Thank you for your advocacy efforts!

Senate Community Affairs Committee
Tom Lee, Chair (R-20)
(850) 487-5020

Aaron Bean, Vice Chair (R-4)
(850) 487-5004

Jeff Brandes (R-24)
(850) 487-5024

Daphne Campbell (D-38)
(850) 487-5038


Keith Perry (R-8)
(850) 487-5008

Jose Javier Rodriguez (D-37)
(850) 487-5037

David Simmons (R-9)
(850) 487-5009
You can use the League’s Contact Your Legislator advocacy tool or click here for an easy "cut & paste" list of the Senate Community Affairs Committee. Let us know you've responded by submitting an online Advocacy Action Report or emailing Allison Payne at apayne@flcities.com .
Thank you for your advocacy efforts!