32. Special election for Orlando mayor set for May 3
March 21, 2005
Special election for Orlando mayor set for May 3
Associated Press
ORLANDO -- Orlando voters will choose a temporary replacement for suspended Mayor Buddy Dyer on May 3, while he fights a charge that he violated state elections law.
The City Council voted 4-2 on Monday to hold the special election.
If Dyer is acquitted, he could return to the office _ but at least one attorney said he planned to file a court challenge to the election's validity.
Steven Mason, who represents the Orange County Democratic Party, disputed an interpretation of the city charter and state law that said a special election was required.
... City commissioner Patty Sheehan voted against holding the special election because there hadn't been a public hearing on the matter.
``I think that is an incredibly sad day for us,'' Sheehan said.
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