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Florida Statute 550.175 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 550.175 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 550.175 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
550.175 Petition for election to revoke permit.—Upon petition of 20 percent of the qualified electors of any county wherein any pari-mutuel wagering has been licensed and conducted under this chapter, the county commissioners of such county shall provide for the submission to the electors of such county at the then next succeeding general election the question of whether any permit or permits theretofore granted shall be continued or revoked, and if a majority of the electors voting on such question in such election vote to cancel or recall the permit theretofore given, the commission may not thereafter grant any license on the permit so recalled. Every signature upon every recall petition must be signed in the presence of the clerk of the board of county commissioners at the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county, and the petitioner must present at the time of such signing her or his registration receipt showing the petitioner’s qualification as an elector of the county at the time of the signing of the petition. Not more than one permit may be included in any one petition; and, in all elections in which the recall of more than one permit is voted on, the voters shall be given an opportunity to vote for or against the recall of each permit separately. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the holding of later referendum or recall elections.
History.—s. 23, ch. 92-348; s. 787, ch. 97-103; s. 16, ch. 2021-271; s. 24, ch. 2022-7.

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·Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. Re Florida Growth Mgmt. Initiative Giving Citizens the Right to Decide Local Growth Mgmt. Plan Changes, 2 So. 3d 118 (Fla. 2008).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 966, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 2391, 2008 WL 5245678

...of persons file a petition seeking such a referendum during a set period of time. The criteria for signing and filing a petition *119 are intended to demonstrate that there is substantial interest in a referendum, and are based, in part, on existing Section 550.175, Fla....
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