As Florida tries to change ‘Resign to run’ laws, Mayor curry wants voters to implement them in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some Florida Republican lawmakers are in search of the state to change “Resign to run” legal guidelines so Gov. Ron DeSantis can feasibly run for president with out resigning as governor. Locally, Duval County Republican Mayor Lenny Curry is pushing for Jacksonville voters to go a “Resign to run” legislation.

Curry is asking Jacksonville voters to institute a legislation that will power native politicians to resign from their present submit after they qualify to run for a brand new elected place.

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“I think in Jacksonville we’ve seen too many times where politicians bounce from one office to the other from city council to constitutional offices to state legislature. While there are many good people that have served their entire career in elected office, I really think “resign to run” is an effective factor to do,” Curry stated.

While Curry hasn’t endorsed any mayoral candidates in the 2023 election, News4JAX crews noticed him on the marketing campaign announcement for Republican Daniel Davis, head of the Chamber of Commerce. Davis wouldn’t have to resign from his place to run. However, two different republican metropolis council members — Leanna Cumber and Al Ferraro — would have to.

Cumber responded to Curry in a tweet.

On the opposite hand, state republicans like House Speaker Paul Renner have began displaying up in headlines saying that altering state legislation like “Resign to run” may very well be a “good idea” to permit DeSantis to run for president and preserve his job as governor.

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Curry has responded to this distinction between state and Florida “Resign to run” legal guidelines in a op-ed he wrote for Florida Politics:

“My proposal is focused on the level of government most impactful to Jacksonville, local offices here. Jacksonville is unique as a consolidated government that is governed by a state-adopted charter. While I would prefer that the voters be voting on a direct and explicit change to our charter, there are questions raised by decades-old legal opinions that might challenge this proposal without statutory changes in Tallahassee.”

Curry additionally emphasised that it isn’t his selection on what Jacksonville ought to do. He wants to current the information to the voters to allow them to resolve in the tip.