Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Charter Amendment - Correct Errors, Resolve Inconsistencies, and Update Provisions to Clean Up Charter Language
What does this measure do?
Updates Lauderdale-by-the-Sea rules for running for office and counting time served. Extra months from moving election dates would not count toward term limits, with no tax change.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Town Commission (Ordinance 2026-04)
The town's elected commission acted on proposals from its 2025 Charter Review Board. A town charter is the town's rulebook. Florida law says town voters must approve any change to it.
Source: lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov
A YES vote means
Keep the rule that candidates must live in town for six months before election day. Remove overlapping rules and outdated references, and clarify how term limits control who can appear on the ballot.
A NO vote means
Keep the current wording and overlapping rules for running for office. Do not add the rule excluding extra months caused by the change in election dates from term limits.
Source: lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov