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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2019-R-42.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2019-R-42 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY TO JOIN IN THE FILING OF A BRIEF AT THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT SUPPORTING THE PLACEMENT ON THE BALLOT OF THE INITIATIVE PETITION ENTITLED “PROHIBITS POSSESSION OF DEFINED ASSAULT WEAPONS”; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. A sponsoring political committee, Ban Assault Weapons NOW, has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Florida that would prohibit the possession of semiautomatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition at once, either in fixed or detachable magazine, with certain exceptions (“Proposed Constitutional Amendment”). The sponsoring political committee has met the registration, petition form submission and signature criteria set forth in section 15.21, Florida Statutes.
2. On June 26, 2019, the Attorney General of the State of Florida requested an advisory opinion from the Florida Supreme Court as to the validity of the initiative petition, and intends to present argument in opposition to placement of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment on a ballot. Specifically, the Attorney General argues that the title and summary of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment should not be submitted to Florida voters because the title and summary fail to inform voters of the chief purpose of the proposed amendment and are affirmatively misleading.
3. On July 29, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court opened Case No. SC19-1266 in response to the Attorney General’s request for advisory opinion.
4. The City has been contacted by the City of Weston, who authorized and directed its City Attorney, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman (WSHCB), to file in Case No....
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