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Fla. Stat. § 100.201 (2025)

Referendum required before issuing bonds.

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100.201 Referendum required before issuing bonds.—Whenever any county, district, or municipality is by law given power to issue bonds which are required to be approved by referendum, such bonds shall be issued only after the same have been approved by the majority of votes cast by those persons eligible to vote in such referendum. The election costs of such referendum shall be paid in whole or in part, as the case may be, out of the county, district, or municipal treasury.

History.—s. 1, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(1); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 3, ch. 69-377; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 7, ch. 87-363.

Note.—Former s. 103.01.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1957–1973 · leading case: Orange Cnty. Civic Facilities Auth. v. State, 286 So. 2d 193 (Fla. 1973).

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Orange Cnty. Civic Facilities Auth. v. State, 286 So. 2d 193 (Fla. 1973). · cites it 2× “( Fla. Stat. § 100.201 [1] also does not require a referendum, because these are not bonds of "any county, district, or municipality"; they are bonds of the Authority.”

State v. Cnty. of Dade, 125 So. 2d 833 (Fla. 1960). “, that bond issues must be approved in “an election in which a majority of the freeholders, who are qualified electors residing in such county, shall participate * * * in the manner prescribed by §§ 100.201-100.351. * * * ” The latter chapter, covering “General, Primary,…”

Bd. of Pub. Instruction ex rel. Special Tax Sch. Dist. No. One v. State, 119 So. 2d 683 (Fla. 1960). · cites it 2× “or more, according to the latest federal census, the said petition may be dispensed with and the proposition of issuing bonds for the purposes as herein outlined may be initiated by the county board of the said county or by the trustees of said school district or by both bodies;…”

State ex rel. Sandel v. City of Hallandale, 95 So. 2d 7 (Fla. 1957). · cites it 2× “Appellants’ second point is predicated on failure to comply with Section 100.201, Florida Statutes 1955, F.”

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