Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 100.281 (2025)

Approval to issue bonds.

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100.281 Approval to issue bonds.Should a majority of the votes cast in a bond referendum be in favor of the issuance of bonds, then the issuance of said bonds is deemed authorized in accordance with s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution. In the event less than a majority of those voting on the issue voted in favor of the issuance of the proposed bonds, then the issuance of those specified bonds shall be deemed to have failed of approval and it is unlawful to issue or attempt to issue said bonds.
History.s. 12, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(12); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 15, ch. 69-216; s. 7, ch. 69-377; s. 12, ch. 77-175.
Note.Former s. 103.12.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1971–1972 · leading case: Grapeland Heights Civic Ass'n v. City of Miami, 267 So. 2d 321 (Fla. 1972).
Grapeland Heights Civic Ass'n v. City of Miami, 267 So. 2d 321 (Fla. 1972). · cites it 4× “The question becomes: Does the term “participating” in Fla.Stat. § 100.281 4 mean voting on the bond issue or entering the voting booth? In State v.”
State v. City of Miami Beach, 257 So. 2d 25 (Fla. 1971). · cites it 4× “We said therein that entry into a polling booth constituted participation in a bond election, whether or not an actual vote was cast.”
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