State lawmakers propose amendment that would create a way to recall elected officials

The proposal would authorize the Legislature to create a way to recall county commissioners, sheriffs, tax collectors, property appraisers, elections supervisors and clerks of court.

By The News Service of Florida
| 4:55 p.m. November 19, 2021

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Two Republican lawmakers on Friday, Nov. 19, filed identical proposed constitutional amendments that could create an avenue to recall county commissioners and other elected county officials. Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, and Rep. Jayer Williamson, R-Pace, filed the measures (SJR 1004 and HJR 663) for consideration during the 2022 legislative session, which will start in January.

If approved, the proposal would authorize the Legislature to create a way to recall county commissioners, sheriffs, tax collectors, property appraisers, elections supervisors and clerks of court. The proposal does not specify how such a recall process would work, saying only that it would allow the Legislature to “provide by general law for the recall of county officers and commissioners.” If lawmakers approve the proposal, it would go on the November 2022 ballot, where it would need support from 60 percent of voters to pass.