March 8, 1977 Election Results
City of Miami Beach Special Election March 08, 1977
Total Votes
Question No. 1:
For3,842
Against3,086
Question No. 2:
For4,669
Against2,100
Question No. 3:
For1,005
Against5,614
Question No. 4:
For4,316
Against2,394
Question No. 1
Shall Chapter 15346, Special Acts of 1931, Laws of Florida, being Section 37of the Charter of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, be amended by adding the following provision thereto:
The City of Miami Beach Shall have power to issue a series of Municipal Bonds in excess of
$250,000.00 and Municipal Bonds the proceeds of which will finance any project whose total
cost will be in excess of $250,000.00 only after such Municipal Bonds shall have been approved
by a majority of the votes cast in an election in which the electors of the City of Miami Beach
shall participate, such election to be held in the manner prescribed by Ordinance. This provision
shall apply to bonds issued by the City of Miami Beach, its agencies or subdivisions, including
municipal authorities. This section shall also apply whether such bonds are to be payable
from the revenues of the City of Miami Beach, or from the revenues of any particular project.
This amendment shall become effective upon its adoption by the City Council or upon its
approval by the majority of the electors of the City of Miami Beach voting on this amendment
pursuant to Section 5.03, Home Rule Charter of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida. On
adoption, this amendment shall supercede any confliction provision of the Charter of the City
of Miami Beach.
Question No. 2
Shall Section 51 of the Charter of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, be amended by adding thereto
the following additional paragraph:
Whenever petitions proposing amendments to this Charter have been certified by the City Clerk
to bear the signatures of 10 percent or more of the qualified electors of this City, the City Council
shall without delay give the electors the right to vote on such amendments in the manner provided
in Section 5.03 of the Metropolitan Home Rule Charter of Dade County, Florida, irrespective of
whether the Council shall favor or oppose such proposed amendments. If the City Council shall
fail to provide for such an election within the time provided in such Section 5.03, the City shall be
liable to pay all costs and expenses of any elector in obtaining such electing. This amendment
shall become effective upon its adoption by a majority of those electors voting on this amendment.
Question No. 3
Shall Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, be amended so as to provide
that beginning with the next City election, and every four (4) years thereafter, the term of office
to which each councilman shall be elected shall be four (40 years.
Question No. 4
Shall Section 34 of the Related Laws of the Charter of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, be amended
so as to provide that members of the Board of Adjustment must be either residents or have their
principal place of business in Miami Beach, provided, however, that this amendment shall not
affect the term of existing members of the Board of Adjustment.