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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Florida Supreme Court: Term Limits On County Commissioners OK

Florida Supreme Court issued its opinion today that voters have the right to implement term limits on county commissioners.

Sarasota and other counties have a right to institute term limits on county commissioners, the Florida Supreme Court ruled today. This could have implications on Commissioner Jon Thaxton’s bid for re-election, who told Patch in December that he would run “until my candidacy is declared invalid.” Today, Thaxton is going to “sleep on it,” he told The Herald-Tribune:  “I'm not going to look for technicalities. “I have the utmost respect for the Constitution and the Supreme Court's interpretation. Right now that's all I'm going to say. I want to sleep on it.” Thaxton said he is exploring all of his options for the future, including the possibility of running for the state Legislature or going back into his original field of real estate. “I …

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High Court Gets Term-Limit Case, County Sued Over Commissioner Term Limits, and Sarasota Judge Strikes Down Term-Limit Referendum

Richard M. Swier

4:37 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012

What is there to sleep on? Disappointed in what - that the people won? Commissioner Thaxton's comments smack of elitism.   more ›

Monday, December 12, 2011

High Court Gets Term-Limit Case

The Florida Supreme Court will hear a case that could influence the re-election plans of County Commissioner Jon Thaxton.

The Florida Supreme Court Monday accepted jurisdiction of a case to determine the constitutionality of term limits in charter counties. The fate of William Telli vs. Broward County will determine the state-wide application of term limits on county commissioners. Plantiffs are ordered to file briefs by next month. Oral arguments could come as soon as  March, with a ruling later in the spring, said Cathy Antunes, president of the Sarasota Citizens for Responsible Government. While the case is out of Broward County, it is eerily similar to one argued in 2005 in Sarasota. In 1998, Sarasota voters, by a two-to-one margin, approved a limit of two consecutive four-year terms for county commissioners.  The result of the Sarasota referendum was …

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County Sued Over Commissioner Term Limits

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