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Fla. Stat. § 138.09 (2025)

Canvass of votes of second election; establishing county seat.

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138.09 Canvass of votes of second election; establishing county seat.The county commissioners shall, within 5 days after the election provided for in s. 138.07 is held, meet and publicly canvass the same; and the place receiving the majority of all the votes cast shall be the county seat for the next 10 years. The county commissioners shall erect a courthouse as soon as possible and provide suitable offices for all the county officers who are required by law to keep their offices at the courthouse at the place so selected as the county seat.
History.s. 9, ch. 6239, 1911; RGS 1586; CGL 2434; s. 1, ch. 82-43.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: Cnty. of Volusia v. State, 417 So. 2d 968 (Fla. 1982).
Cnty. of Volusia v. State, 417 So. 2d 968 (Fla. 1982). · cites it 9× “Third, the court held that the purpose of the bond issue is improper in that the construction of a county jail eleven miles outside the county seat would violate article VIII, section 1(k), Florida Constitution [2] and section 138.09, Florida Statutes (1981). [3] The County of…”
Nikki Alvarez-sowles, as Clerk & Comptroller of Pasco Cnty., Florida v. Pasco Cnty., Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “See § 138.09, Fla. Stat. There is also a second courthouse, referred to as the courthouse annex, in New Port Richey.”
Nikki Alvarez-sowles, as Clerk & Comptroller of Pasco Cnty., Florida v. Pasco Cnty., Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “See § 138.09, Fla. Stat. There is also a second courthouse, referred to as the courthouse annex, in New Port Richey.”
Nikki Alvarez-sowles, as Clerk & Comptroller of Pasco Cnty., Florida v. Pasco Cnty., Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “See § 138.09, Fla. Stat. There is also a second courthouse, referred to as the courthouse annex, in New Port Richey.”
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