No person shall be qualified as a candidate for the office of sheriff, property appraiser,
tax collector, clerk of the circuit court, or supervisor of elections unless such
person has resided for at least six (6) months in Charlotte County immediately prior
to qualification.
Any person holding the office of sheriff, property appraiser, tax collector, clerk
of the circuit court, or supervisor of elections who shall remove his or her residency
from Charlotte County shall thereupon become disqualified to hold said office and
the office of any such person shall be deemed vacant.
(Res. No. 98-094, § 3(1), 7-28-98; Res. No. 2010-63, § 5, 7-27-10)
Editor's note—
Res. No. 98-094 was approved at an election held Nov. 3, 1998, with the amendments
effective Jan. 1, 1999. Res. No. 2010-63 was approved at an election held Nov. 2,
2010, with the amendments effective Jan. 1, 2011.
But see
Advisory Opinion to Governor
, 192 So.2d 757 (Fla. 1966) where the Florida Supreme Court determined that the Constitution
only requires residency at the time of assuming office.
