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Memorandum November of each even numbered year.' The next general election will be Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Indian River County voters will elect two county commissioners at this election. Special elections may also be called after the supervisor of elections consents." In any special election or referendum not otherwise provided for there shall be at least 30 days' notice of the election or referendum by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The publication shall be made at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the election or referendum is to be held. Ballot Language For public measures submitted to voters, a summary must be printed in clear and unambiguous language on the ballot following the list of candidates. The summary shall be an explanatory statement of the chief purpose of the measure, not exceeding 75 words in length, and must be followed by the word "yes" (to indicate approval) and the word "no" (to indicate rejection). The ballot title shall consist of a caption, not exceeding 15 words in length, by which the measure is commonly referred to or spoken of.g In addition, county and municipal bond measures in Florida must abide by the "single subject" rule, such that funding for distinct purposes must appear as separate questions on the ballot unless they are sufficiently related.10 As such, it may be advisable for the County Commissioners to seek legal counsel regarding a bond that could fund a variety of potential projects. Finally, bond expenditures are limited to capital projects and may not be used for operations and maintenance purposes. Federal regulations governing the issuance of tax-exempt bonds limit the use of proceeds to capital purposes such that only a small fraction (up to 5 percent) of bond funds may be used for maintenance or operations directly related to the funded facilities. Treas Reg 1.148-6(d)(3)(ii)(A)(5).11 State and local laws may further limit the use of bond proceeds. r Section 100.031, F.S. 8 Section 100.151, F.S. 9 F.S. § 101.161. 10 State v. Dade County, 39 So.2d 807 (1949); winterfield v. Town of Palm Beach, 455 So.2d 359 (1984); State v. City of St. Augustine, 235 So.2d 1 (1970); Grapeland Heights Civic Ass'n v. City of Miami, 267 So.2d 321 (1972) The single -purpose rule was adopted by the Florida Supreme Court in Antuono v. City of Tampa, 87 Fla. 82, 99 So. 324 (1924). The rule was stated as follows: If there are two or more separate and distinct propositions to be voted on, each proposition should be stated separately and distinctly so that a voter may declare his opinion as to each matter separately, since several propositions cannot be united in one subm ssion to the voters so as to call for one assenting or dissenting vote upon all the propositions; and elections are invalid where held under such restrictions as to prevent the voter from casting his individual and intelligent vote upon the object or objects sought to be obtained. 11 (A)General de minimis exception. Paragraph (d)(3)(i) of this section does not apply to expenditures to pay - (1) Any issuance costs of the issue or any qualified administrative costs within the meaning of §§ 1.148-5(e)(2) (1 or Q, or § 1.148-5(e)(3)(ii)(A); (2) Fees for qualified guarantees of the issue orap yments for a qualified hedge for the issue (3) Interest on the issue for a period commencing on the issue date and ending on the date that is the later of three years from the issue date or one year after the date on which the project is placed in service; (4) Amounts paid to the United States under §§ 1.148-3, 1.148-5(c), or 1.148-7 for the issue; (5) Costs other than those described in paragraphs (d)(3)(ii)(A) (1) through (4) of this section, that do not exceed 5 percent of the sale proceeds of an issue and that are directly related to capital expenditures financed by the issue (e.g., initial operating expenses for a new capital project); F