New residency requirement for City elections, must have lived within city limits for at least 365 days
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — A new ordinance passed recently by the City Commission means candidates running for Mayor or Commissioner positions must have been registered as a city voter for at least 365 days prior to the qualifying date of June 8th, 2026.
- Jim Cooke, the City's Treasurer Clerk, said this is a requirement for many cities of a similar population size to Tallahassee, like Hollywood and Port St. Lucie.
- According to the Supervisor of Elections Office, three candidates have filed so far for the November 2026 General Election.
- Watch the video to find out about other changes you need to know for next year's election cycle.
https://www.wtxl.com/downtown-tallahassee/new-residency-requirement-for-city-elections-must-have-lived-within-city-limits-for-at-least-365-days
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Do you object to this? If instead of applying it to this election, they applied to the next election after this one and everybody knew the rules ahead of time, would you object to this? RI is a very small state, much smaller than say Broward County. Outside forces can play an oversized role. In the last election, the Republicans ran a well funded carpetbagger for Governor. It was very scary that this person could have won.
https://www.wpri.com/news/elections/mckee-kalus-trade-barbs-in-first-tv-debate-for-ri-governor/
The fact she was a Florida Woman is not why I disliked here. I grew up in Florida. 
