Referendum QuestionLargo cityCharterOrdinance No. 2025-24

Largo: change date candidate petitions first available to March 15

Largo city · November 3, 2026

The question on your ballot

Shall section 7.02(a) of the City of Largo Charter be amended to change the date that petitions for candidates for Mayor and City Commission are first available to March 15 of each year of a regular city election, or a date selected by the City Commission for a special election, all as more fully described in Ordinance No. 2025-24?

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This charter amendment changes when petitions for candidates for Mayor and City Commission first become available. Under the proposal, petitions would first be available on March 15 of each year of a regular city election. For a special election, the City Commission would select the date. The question refers to Ordinance No. 2025-24 for a fuller description. A YES vote approves the March 15 date. A NO vote keeps the current petition date in Section 7.02(a).

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