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Law and government in Jacksonville, Florida

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The government of Jacksonville is organized under the city charter and provides for a "strong" mayor–council system. The most notable feature of the government in Jacksonville, Florida, is that it is consolidated with Duval County, an arrangement brought about in the 1968 Jacksonville Consolidation.
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