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Florida Is Set to Implement Transparency Law in 2024; Now, Local Officials Are Quitting in Droves

By Jeff Charles

Here’s a story that will make you say “hmmmm?”

A new Florida law requiring local government officials to adhere to updated financial disclosure requirements is set to go into effect in 2024. The measure, known as Form 6, has prompted a wave of resignations among small-town leaders all across the Sunshine State.

The law mandates that local elected officials file detailed personal financial information each year.

The law, passed by the state legislature earlier this year, requires local elected officials to annually file a financial disclosure known as Form 6. It replaces a predecessor named Form 1, and lowers the reporting requirement of liabilities and assets in excess of $10,000 to $1,000, The Tampa Bay Times reports.

The form is two pages to fill out, and asks lawmakers for their net worth, the dollar amounts of their income, assets and liabilities and interests in specified businesses.

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