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Dear Mr. Jove:

On behalf of the Hallandale Beach City Commission, you ask substantially the following question:

May the City of Hallandale Beach amend its city charter to require a three-year residency requirement for prospective candidates running at large for the city commission?

You state that the city commission is considering amending the city charter to change the current eight-month residency requirement for prospective candidates running at large to the city commission to three years. You are aware of the opinion of the Second District Court of Appeal in Board of County Commissioners of…