Legal Opinion
City of Riviera Beach v. Riviera Beach Citizens Task Force
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 4, 2012No. Nos. 4D10-4770, 4D10-4813PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
The City of Riviera Beach and the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency appeal from a final judgment of the trial court allowing a charter question to appear on the ballot for the November 2, 2010 general election to ask voters whether the city’s charter should be amended. The appellants claim that the ballot language was ambiguous; that the question was placed on the ballot in violation of section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes, which requires the council to pass an enabling resolution, which the council did not vote affirmatively to do; and that the ballot question was unconstitutional…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Hill v. MilanderSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Florida Dept. of State v. SloughSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Carroll v. FirestoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Rivergate Rest. Corp. v. METRO. DADE CTY.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
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