Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 125.60 (2025)

Adoption of county charter.

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125.60 Adoption of county charter.—Any county not having a chartered form of consolidated government may, pursuant to the provisions of ss. 125.60-125.64, locally initiate and adopt by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the county a county home rule charter.

History.—s. 1, ch. 69-45.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2007 · leading case: Escambia Cnty. v. McMillan, 466 U.S. 48 (1984).

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Escambia Cnty. v. McMillan, 466 U.S. 48 (1984). · cites it 2× “VIII, § 1(c); Fla. Stat. §§ 125.60-125.64 (1983). Such a change must be ratified by the majority of voters within a county.”

Pinellas Cnty. v. City of Largo, 964 So. 2d 847 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). “Section 125.60 provides that "[a]ny county not having a chartered form of consolidated government may .”

Maxwell v. Lee Cnty., 714 So. 2d 1043 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). “" We conclude in regard to the ballot title that the addition of the words "home rule" brought the title more in conformity with the statutory intent and, rather than being misleading, was clarifying.”

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