Fort Lauderdale: candidate qualifications, oath timing, vice mayor designation
Fort Lauderdale city · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Should the City of Fort Lauderdale Charter be amended to update the qualifications for the offices of mayor and city commissioner, and provide that elected officials assume office at the first regular City Commission meeting following certification of their election, and that a vice mayor be designated at the City Commission's first meeting after all elected officials assume office following a regular municipal election and annually thereafter, instead of at the first meeting in April?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
This Fort Lauderdale charter amendment would update the rules for who can run for mayor or city commissioner. New officials would take office at the first regular City Commission meeting after their election is certified. The vice mayor would be picked at the first meeting after all elected officials take office after a regular city election. After that, the pick would happen every year, instead of at the first meeting in April. A YES vote adopts these changes, while a NO vote keeps the current rules.
Official ballot arguments
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What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
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Supporters say
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Opponents say
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