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Supervisor’s office briefs Apopka on municipal-election timing; council asks for options to move from March to November
Summary
Apopka officials heard from county election staff and the city attorney about options to move municipal elections from March to November, and asked staff to draft sample charter amendment and transition language to preserve staggered council terms.
Apopka City Council members discussed whether to change municipal elections from the current March schedule to November, after a presentation from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office and the city attorney.
City Attorney Cliff Shepherd summarized the procedural landscape: the city charter currently lists the first Tuesday in December as the election date, but an ordinance adopted under a prior administration moved municipal elections to March. Shepherd told the council the discrepancy can be resolved — and that the practical options are (1) keep March, amend the charter to match the ordinance, or (2) amend the charter to move elections to November and adopt…
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