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Ordinance 05-1748 ORDINANCE NiD. 05-1748 AN ORDINANCE. OF THE .CITY OE LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE. NO. 04-1723 AND . CHAPTER 7, ELECTION, SECTION 7-1, ]ELECTION IS IfiEI:D, ESTABLISHING A TIMEFRAME A?ND DESIGNATING A .LOCALE FOF: EARLY VOTING TO BE COND~><JCTED IN MUNICIPAL ]ELECTIONS; ]PROVIDING FOR C'ONFLICT5, SEVERABILI7'Y; AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has adopted revisions to Section 101.657 of the Florida Statutes, said section relating to early. voting; and WHEREAS, State Law allows the City of Longwood. to "opt out" of the provisions of Section 101.657, the early voting requirements,. by adopting an ordinance stating such intenl'; and WHEREAS, on October 18, 2004, the City of Longwood adopted Ordinance No. 04-1723, which allowed the City of Longwood t~~ opt out and contract with the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections to conduct early voting for the City of Longwood at the Office of the Supervisor of Elections; and WHERE~~S, the City of Longwood desires to conduct early voting at both the Office of the Supervisor of Elections and at Lon~;vvood City Hall, Commission Chambers and establish a tunefraine to conduct, early voting for the municipal election of 2005; WHEREAS, Section 101.657, Paragraph (1)(b) of the Florida Statues, enables early voting to be utilized but does not expressly ;apply to municipalities. NOW, TB[EREFORE, BE IT OItDAI1vED BY THE CITY COIVIMISSI01v OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORI[DAu, AS FOLLOWS: . Section 1. Chapter 7, Elections, Section 7-1, When election held, of the Longwood City Code shall be amended to read as follows: Insert Delete Regular city elections shall be h~;ld on the first Tuesday after the first . Monday in November and shall be in the manner provided for in section 7-~11. Ear~~ Voting Ma~nicipal Election November 2005. The City of Longwood hereby exemuts itself from Section 101.657. Para~ranh (1)(b) of City of Longwood Ordinance 05=1748 . Page 1 of 3 . the Floriida Statutes by adopting, ~in ,addition to the .regular voting date, the following earlYvoting .days: Friday, November 4th from 8:00 a.m. unti14:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5th from fi:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Siunday, November 6t from 12:00 p.m. unti14:00 p.m. M[onday, November 7t from 8:00 a.m. unti14:00 p.m. Thhis ~ provision shall only apX~ly to the election of November 2005 unless readopted by the City Commission. When any regular, special, or run-off city election is held on the same :day an election is being conducted by the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections, the term "city clerk," as stated in section 7-6 and 7-8, shall denote the "Seminole County Supervisor of Elections." For all other elections the term "city clerk" shall stand as written. When any regular, special, or run-off city election is held on the same day an election is being conducted by the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections, the term "canvassing board' shall mean the: Seminole County Canvassuig Board and the canvassing shall be conducted in accordance with the Florida. Election Code. Four all other city elections, section 7-10 shall stand as written. Section 2., Conflicts. Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of the~conflict. Section 3.. Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circrunstances are held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect. without. . invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared severable;. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Ciity Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida. . City of )<;ongwood Ordinance 05-11748 Page 2 of 3 . ..FIRST READING: _ ~ tJt h ~ ~ 2 a d 5-' SECOND READING: _c~ ct. ~t z~~ 2-.c~c~~ ' PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ~~DAY OF ~'c.-l. l~J ~ , A.D., 2005. ~ ~ . Hay~v~bd G. Bundy, Jr., l ~ ya~r . ATTRST: Sarah M. Mijar~es, City Cler~z Approved as to fornn and legality for .the use and reliance of the City of Longwood, Florida, only. Richard S. Taylor, Jr., City Attorge~'' c~ City of Longwood Ordinance 05-]1748 Page 3 of 3