Boca Raton council adopts resolution affirming March 10 referendum is binding, rebuffs petition drive
Jan 27, 2026
The Boca Raton City Council voted 5-0 on Jan. 27 to adopt Resolution 6-20-26, directing the clerk not to process a petition the council said would duplicate a binding March 10, 2026 referendum on the downtown campus. Council also introduced Ordinance 57-72 to make those legal consequences explicit.
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The Boca Raton City Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution declaring that a citywide referendum set for March 10, 2026, is the sole binding mechanism to approve the proposed downtown campus public–private partnership and directed the clerk not to process a recently filed petition that council members said would duplicate that vote.
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