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Orange County Charter Amendments 2020
Orange County Charter Amendments 2020
Florida has a constitutional revision commission that meets every 20 years. Orange County, which adopted home rule or charter government only in 1986, has a review panel that meets every four years. This Charter Review Commission (CRC), whose members are appointed by Orange County commissioners, can offer Orange an opportunity to change county law.
The 2020 CRC conducted a comprehensive review of the Orange County Charter, including reports from prior CRCs, and received testimony, documents, and reports from county officials, staff, representatives of various political and community organizations, other interested parties, and the public regarding potential evaluation topics. Ultimately, the 2020 CRC voted to place three (3) prospective charter amendments on the ballot for consideration by Orange County voters in November of 2020.
Out of the 3 Charter Amendments that will appear on the General Election Ballot, one of them is invalid. Earlier this year, Gov. Ron Desantis signed legislation that pre-empts the first Charter Amendment #1 – Rights of Nature. However, by the time he signed the legislation, the ballots had already been printed with the Question #1 on the ballot. So, even though it appears on the ballot, at this time, it is considered a non-binding poll.
Click here to see a listing of the 3 Charter Amendments that will be on the November General Ballot.