Ordinance 4081
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ORDINANCE NO 40&
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5 GWOOD, FLORIDA,
LECT IONS,
6 gUALIFICAT ION O £ pUALIPICATION OF
CTpAS, ABSENTEE
VASSINGNA F RETURNS,
R 63-15)S,CL FLORIDA, 1963,
6 SEPARAEILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFCCTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Longwood,
10 Florida, deems 'it neces.,axy fox the efficient conduct of municipal
11 elections to adopt a new election code for The City of Longwood,
12 Florida; and,
13 WHEREAS, recent changes in election procedures adopted
14 by the legislature of the state of Florida have made changes in
15 the present election code of the City of Longwood, elorida,
16 aaviaable and neceasary.
17 Now, THE REFORF., BE IT ORDA.iNED EY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
18 m E cxay of EowcwooD, el~aamA, As eol.LOws:
19 N 1: REGISTRATION.
20 Electors shall r er with the semino le County, Florid ,
21 Registrar (Supervisor of Elections). The City Council shall have
F 22 the au thori[y Go make such axrangemen is as may be necessary £ox
- 23 the certification of the list of eligible electors qualified to
2 to in City elections. All persons resid g ithin the municipal
]3 limits of the City o£ Longwood, Florida, and gaalif ied to vote in
26 ate and County elections, shall be qualified to voce in Longwood
City elections.
28 N 2: Any elector, otherwise duly qualified
29 pursuant to Chapter 69-1266, Laws of Florida, 1969, may become a
30 andidate for the of f.i ce of Mayor or City Council by filing wich
31 the City Clerk, not later than forty-five (46) days prior .o any
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32 ection or earlier <F an sixty (60) days prior co any election,
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4 application to have Fvs or her name placed upon the hallo
5 candidate for the office therein specifically named.
Further, the City Clerk shall for thwit
upon [he close of Ue qualifying period, cause to be printed
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15 d place and naming the different offices to be filled or
16 questions to be decided, giving at least fifteen (15) days notrc
17 of said election by posting a true and correct copy of sav p ocla
18 tvon at [he front door of the City Hall and at the Post Office
19 0£ sand City or by publication once each week for two weeks vn a
20 wspaper, if any, published in said City of Longwood, Florida.
21 provided, however, that an election relat o the vssuan ce of
22 ity bonds or borrowing money, the Mayor's proclamation shall be
23 advertised for not less than Four f9I weeks by oostana notvice as h..-
26 ongwood, Florida; and provided, further, that in an election to
17 decide a the vo [e, the Mayor's proclamation may be posted fox a
28 period of ten (101 days only or published one tome vn a newspape
29 if any, published in said City of Longwood, Florida.
30 SECT SON 4 PPOINTMENT Oe INEPECTOAS xN0 CLERK OF
31 ELECTIONS.
The o~ayor, not later than ten (10) days p ceding the
In case of <he absence or re £usal to act of any of the
I1 p ctors appointed by the Mayor, the rnspector or inspectors
12 preseni and ready to serve shall choose from among the gssalified
13 electors present such number or numbers as will with the i pector
lr r p tors present constrtute a board and the person or persons
15 chosen shall be authorized to act as vns pactors of said electio
15 The inspectors shall each take and subscribe an oath to the effect
17 that [hey will perform the duties of inspectors of the election
cording to law and w.v 11 endeavor to prevent all fraud, deceit or
19 abuse in conducting the same, such oath m y be taken before any
20 officer authorized to administer oaths or before either of the
21 persons who are to act as rnspec tors, one o£ them sweari nq the
22 other, and one of those sworn vn turn administering [he oath to
23 e ans pectors or clerk who M1asse not been sworn.
2C SECTION 6: t1TIE5 ANE POwE P.S OF INSPECTORS AND CLERK.
25 The Inspectors and Clerk sha l.l. ronduc, t. the election and
26 c unt the ballots in manner and form prescribed for vnspec tors and
- clerk in state elections by the Laws of the State of Florida,
28 ce pt as herein not otherwise provided.
29 SECTION "!: LECTION [tETtIRNS:
30 The count o£ the ballots being completed duplicate
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rti £i Cates of the result of such election shall he drawn up by
5 the Inspectors and Clerk which certif rcates shall contain the nam
E of each person voted Eor each of £i ce and in words wri teen at full
11 e of such certificates shall be, by one of the inspectors there
12 w thou[ delay securely sealed and delivered to the Mayor and exc p
13 the event of an election to fill a vacancy for Mayor in which
S4 e ent said certificate shall be delivered to the Chairman of the
15 City Council and one to the City Clerk, and the City Clerk shall
16 e ter the same in a book to be kept for that purpose and a certi-
17 ied copy of the registration book, the ballot box, oaths of
18 inspectors and Clerk, and lists of voters shall be delivered to
19 the City Clerk and shall be by him filed in his office.
20 SECTION e ANVASS OF ELLCTION RETURNS.
21 On the day fotlowinq the day of any election except whe
22 such day shall fall on Bunday• in which event, on the next follow-
23 ing day, the inspectors of the electron shall meet wr th the Mayor
24 and the City Clerk, who shall together form a Board of Canvassers
25 who shall canvass the whole return of sand election and they shall
26 thereupon declare the result of such election and shall furnish
2I those receiving the highest vote for any office voted upon a
28 c rtif icate thereof upon which any person may be sworn rn to the
29 office to which he or she was elected. All elections held to
30 d cide any question submitted to the electors shall be called and
31 held, and returns thereof be made i t same manner, and a certr-
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32 ficate of result showing the number of votes cast for and 'against _
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the question shall be furnished by the Board of Canvassers to the
amity Council at its next meeting, and the Council shall, by
resolution, declare whether the question or questions are decided
rn the affirmative or negative. When two or more persons shall
have an equal number of votes for any office, at an election, the
election for the office foe which there was a tre sha 11. be referre
back to the voters by pzoclamation of the Mayor and a second
election shall be held within the next ten (10) days of tee the
first election.
N 9~ ABSENTEE VOTING PROCEDURE:
a7 Any elector who will be absent from the City of
Log od at the tzme of any election and who otherwise would be
able to attend and vote zn person and any elector, who not absent
from the Cr ty but who would be unable to attend the polls due to
physical disability or who, on account of the tenants of h.is ox
her zeligi on, can not upon said day attend the polls, shall be
qualified to vote by absentee ballot.
bl Any elector seeking to vote by absentee ballot shall
make application to the City Clerk in person or by mail, upon a
Eorm prescribed by the said City Clerk for absentee ballot at any
time fox a period of thirty (JO) days prior to any election, but
not later than 5:00 p.m. of the day p ceding sazd ele ctaon. Sa
application shall state the reason Eor T.he absence or znabili ty t
attend the polls on election day.
c) Upon recerv g any application foz an absentee hallo ,
Ue City Clerk shall send such ballot to the absent elector sendin
with such ballot a return envelope addressed to the Clerk, and upo
receipt of such ballot, the absentee elector shall, in secret,
mark his ballot and retur e to the Clerk. Said return
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4 velope sM1a11 nave grin tea upon it an elector's certificate in
5 the farm set out in Florida Statute 301. 64 (1)(c), which sM1 all be
6 omp leted in the manner set forth in Florida Statute 101.64(27 and
> 101.65. Further, sand absent elector shall be furnished with
tl strut irons as set forth in Florida Statute 101.65 and necessazy
plain envelope 1:o co p y ith same.
10 dj A31 absentee ballots must be returned to the office
11 the C y le rk not later than 7:00 p.m. of the day of the
12 election.
13 e) All absentee ballots shall remazn in the safekeeping 1
14 of the City Clerk until such time as the canvassing board shall
IS met. At that time, said ballots shall be presented by the City
16 Clerk to the canvassing board for verification, unsealing,
1] un tinq and ceetificat ion.
SO N 10: ATH OF OFFCCC.
19 On the first Monday of January next ensuiny of [er any
20 general election, the Mayor Clect shall take before some judicial
2i officer of the State of Florida, the following oath: "I,
22 do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and ~
23 defend the Constitution and Government. of the United States and
24 0£ the State of Florida, against all enemy es, domestic or foreign,
2S and that 2 will bear true faith, loyalty and alleg.i.ance t0 the
me, nd that 2 am ent.i tled to hold office under the Constitution
_ that I will faith fully perform all the duties of the Uffice of
28 Mayor of the City of Longwood, Florida, On which I am about to
2 ter. So help me God." and the Mayor upon being so qualified,
30 shall administer io the Councilmen and to the other officers the
31 Like oath and thereupon they shall be considered fully qualified
32 assume the functions and powees and entez upon their several ~~-
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4 panties as offices who are squired t 9i.,e bpnae shall, before
11 election to fill the vaca y, provided said vacancy occurs not
12 ss than ninety (90) days preceding the next egular election,
13 and until said election is held, the Chairman o£ the City Council
14 shall act as Mayoz. The person elected to £ill each vacancy shal
15 hula saia ofeipe nntil the next reynlar election ana until his
19 a election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired time. And rn
20 c se of tempura zy absence or disability of any elective officer,
21 e cept Councilmen, or pending an election, the Mayoz shall make
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26 SECTION 1 ii oroi nances or porcions ox ar ainanves
- conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
28 TION 14: The provisions of this Ordinance are de-
29 claxed to be separable and if any section, sentence, clause or
30 phrase of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be
31 valid or uncons trtution al, such decision shall not effect the
32 validity of the remaining s cons, sentences, clans es and phrase
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4 this Oxdin ante but they shall remain in effect, rt being the 1
5 legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding
the invalidity of any part.
SECTION 15: This Ordinance shall became effective
6 mmediately upon its final passage and adoption.
9 PASSEp AND ADOPTED this 19th. _ day of _SepYem4en__
10 A. D. 1975.
11 FIRST READING:~y~mhon k, 1915
12 bF,COND AF,ADINO: Septeinb en. 29, 1915
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PP ROVED BY MAYOR this 3D#h. day
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1, dnnie R. Shumate CAty C1 enk o6 the CAty a6 Lanq wood, FCortida
h enebN cexti (,y that On dyn a~~ce No. 408 waa pada ed E adopted by the
28 tong wood C.i#y Cou ~:ciK, signed by the. Mayan, panted a.conding to
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