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WFSU: Local Officials Rally Behind Amendment 10

09/18/2018 | Posted in: Uncategorized

This story was originally published by WFSU on 9/12.

Florida officials are rallying behind Amendment 10, which would require certain local offices be elected rather than appointed. A number of local agencies gathered at the Capitol Monday to launch a statewide initiative supporting the proposal.

Florida sheriffs, tax collectors and clerks of the circuit court say the so-called “Protection Amendment” is necessary to make sure citizens have a say in who represents and works for them.

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