FloridaPasco mosquito district sets numbered subdistrict seats for elections
Pasco County commissioners must draw three numbered subdistricts for the mosquito district, while candidates and voters follow seat-based election rules.
What it does
Board members have four-year terms and a service limit, but the supplied text is unclear whether the limit is two or three terms.
County commissioners must use three numbered subdistricts for mosquito district elections, with local voters choosing candidates who live in their own subdistrict.
Argument forSubdistrict elections could give residents more direct representation because only voters in each area choose that area’s board member.
Argument againstRequiring candidates to live in a subdistrict and limiting voting to its residents may reduce voters’ choices across the county.
More detail
Board members may not serve beyond the term limit stated in the act. The rule applies to members of the Pasco County Mosquito Control District governing board. The text says board members serve four-year terms. The supplied wording is unclear because it reads “three two 4-year terms.” The rule applies to service beginning with a member’s election at or after the November 2026 election.
The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners must draw and number three geographical subdistricts for the mosquito district. The subdistricts must be contiguous, compact, nearly equal in population when practical, and based on existing political and geographic boundaries. Seat 2 must include all or most of Zephyrhills. The county commission must provide notice and hold a public hearing as required by general law. Candidates must qualify under state election law, live in the subdistrict for which they run, and identify that seat when qualifying. Only voters in a subdistrict may vote for its board member. The candidate receiving the most votes for each seat is elected. The county commission must draw the initial subdistricts by January 1, 2026, and redraw them after each decennial census. Seat 2 is on the November 2026 ballot; Seats 1 and 3 follow the subdistrict residency and voting rules beginning with the November 2028 election.
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History
- 2026
- Jul 1Chapter No. 2026-200Latest
- Apr 23Approved by Governor Ron DeSantisBecame Law
- Apr 21Signed by Officers and presented to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 11Ordered enrolledMinor
- Vote recorded Local Bills, Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11In Messages
- Mar 11Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 11Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Mar 11Withdrawn from RulesMajor
- Mar 9Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26
- Feb 26ReceivedMinor
- Feb 25Referred to RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25In Messages
- Feb 25Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0Passed House
- Feb 25Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 25Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Feb 25Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 19Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- Feb 17Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Vote recorded Favorable (State Affairs Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Bill released to House Calendar
- Feb 17Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- Feb 17Favorable by State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Feb 13Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- Feb 11Now in State Affairs Committee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
- Feb 11Favorable by Government Operations SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 9Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 28Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Jan 28Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 26Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- 2025
- Dec 16Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Dec 16Referred to State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Dec 16Referred to Government Operations SubcommitteeMinor
- Dec 16Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Dec 11FiledIntroduced
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