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Tag: Commissioner George Oliver III

LEGAL MATTERS

Former Ocoee commissioner wins lawsuit to gain access to March ballot

Ninth Circuit Court rules city commission has no authority over candidates, only its "members."

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Barred from ballot, former Ocoee Comm. Oliver sues City Clerk, Orange County Supervisor of Elections

Lawsuit alleges city commission deliberately sought to disqualify Oliver from March election and developed a new interpretation of city charter with “extra qualification requirements.”

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Ocoee bars former commissioner from 2024 special election for D4 seat

The decision hinged on the legal definition of “successor” as officials and residents debated whether a commissioner could “succeed” himself into a position he vacated.

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GOVERNMENT

Ocoee clarifies that commissioner appointee can run in general election

Ages Hart: "It would be something I would like to do."

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Candidates qualify for Ocoee’s once scheduled, now up-in-the-air special election

Robertson, Oliver unite in opposition to changing election date.

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GOVERNMENT

Ocoee commissioner calls for limits on commissioners’ spending on travel, meals, discretionary funds

Wilsen: Revelations of former commissioner’s expenses spurred call for reform.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Oliver, Robertson to square off for Ocoee commission seat

Special election may cost city up to $10,000.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Ocoee sets District 4 commissioner special election for June 13

Winner to fill out remainder of term vacated by former commissioner.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Ocoee commissioner announces mayoral bid in video that expert says may violate campaign finance law

Ocoee commissioner announces mayoral bid in video that expert says may violate campaign finance law

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Commissioner George Oliver III on reckoning with Ocoee's racialized past and looking to its economic future

Ocoee's first African-American commissioner is up for re-election in District 4. He talks with VoxPopuli about getting developers to give back more to the city, making commissioner a full-time job, and what it takes to really heal after the Ocoee Massacre.

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