Telli v. Broward County

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Snipes v. Telli, 67 So.3d 415 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011), which held that the Florida Constitution permits Bro-ward County to impose term limits on the office of county commissioner.1 Because we recede from this Court’s decision in Cook v. City of Jacksonville, 823 So.2d 86 (Fla.2002), we approve the Fourth District’s decision and hold that Broward County’s term limits do not violate Florida’s Constitution.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2000, Broward County voters approved an amendment to the Broward County charter…