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· 1/24/2024

Mark Palanchian and Derek Palanchian v. Windstone Property Owners Association, Inc. and South Florida Water Management District

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  • noting that “the interests of [a state or local] governmental unit in knowledgeable candidates and knowledgeable voters may be served by differing lengths of durational residency requirements”
  • upholding one-year residency requirement on candidates for city council that is “reasonably necessary to effectuate an important municipal interest”
  • upholding one year durational residency requirement under both strict scrutiny and intermediate standard
  • upholding a municipal one year residential requirement for ward councilman candidates
  • upholding a municipal one year residential requirement for ward councilman candidates
  • one-year durational residency requirement does not impair a candidate’s First Amendment rights

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