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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided April 18, 1988Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Frank T. Gaylord City Attorney City of Eustis Post Office Drawer 68 Eustis, Florida 32727-0068
Dear Mr. Gaylord:
You have asked substantially the following question:
Does a municipality have the authority to impose a two-year residency requirement as a prerequisite to holding the office of city commissioner?1
In summary:
A city may impose a durational residency requirement upon a candidate for election to the office of city commissioner, if there is a rational basis for the requirement.2
In Nichols v. State, the Supreme Court of Florida upheld a special act requiring a one-year residency before…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Vildibill v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Jetton v. Jacksonville Elec. Auth.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Askew v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Wilson v. NewellSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
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