Ordinance 91-1033ORDINANCE NO. 91- 1033
AN ORDINANCE OF T8E CITY O LONGWOOD, FLORIDA ANE DING
RAFTER J, REGARDING ELECTLONS R ING POR CERTAIN
PROCE-DRES TO FILL A VACANCY INYA CANDIDACY CA BY
-BATR, OR REMOVAL PR THE HAI.LOTS OF A
QOALIFIEDICANDiDATE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, The State Legislature has adopted CS/HH 2403
requiring each sunrcipality to provide procedures fox filling a
vacancy in a candidacy caused by death, withdrawal ox removal from
the ballot of a qualified candidate following the end of the
qualifying period which leaves fewer than two candidates for an
office, and
WREREAS, Neither the City Charter nor the City Code provide
for such procedures.
N 1. The City of Longwootl Code is hereby amended by
adding a section to be numbered J-15, which sect ron shall read as
follows:
Section J-15. n Canditlacv.
- if eat'n, thdrawai 'ied
anditlate~~following the end of the qualifying periotlur salts
only o andidate r ing o the ballot for that office,
the r ing candidatea shall be declared elected and no
electionaafor that office shall be required.
(b)(1) If the death, withdrawal o val from the ballot
of a qualified candidate fallowing the send of the qualifying
period r salts i andidates fox a office, and m e than
28 days r n prior to the date of the election, qualifying
shall be ereopened t allow candidates to qualify fox the
election to that office i ordance with the City Charter
and code. Any candidate wishing to qualify shall comply with
andidate qualifying procedures required by the City
Charter, no later than noon on the 21st day prior to the date
of the election.
(b)(2) if less than 28 days r n to the election date
after the death, withdrawal, n val from the ballot of the
lone qualified candidate for an oEE ice, and if a vac ncy shall
salt on the city Commission, such vacancy shall beaEilled an
accordance with sectron J-13 of this Code.
(b)(3) If the qualitying period i eopened pursuant to
Section J-15(6)(1), supplemental absentee ballots reflecting
the n andidates who have qualified for that office only
shall ebe mailed by the City Clerk a s pos aibee to arty
absentee voter who w ailed a absentee ballot and t any
voter requesting a absentee ballot Eor the s ial election.
If a absentee voter r the initial ball ote he w ailed,
his v e for the o££ire ufox which qualification w eopened
will be null and void, but his votes on all other offices and
issues shall be counted.
(c) The n of any qualified candidate who has withdrawn,
dietl or been eremoved from the ballot shall not be painted on
changed, ,ang votes £or
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'L: Conf .e. All ordine~ ni parts Ete re oY in
con....._.. here. t1~, __ _.... the sale are r •~~ealed.
_,_,____ Se~ernbil.ity. Should any ct.ion, Paragraph,
c].xvu®, senten .t tem, wozd, oc p- a oY tb 3s OxdLnn nce be
dell ared invalid by a conic of dicCion, sucn
den i.~on shall not a£L'ect ene -1 a_s a wl':ole
o~. eny part hereok, of so i~.
6~CT~tLi~[ 4: it nance shall take effect
upon final. Pas'..=,age anA
PAvSlll ANA AOOPTEO THI 1991
i - lity 'Par the use and rei.ienae of the
...,n i~l orida only.