Ordinance 05-1756oanlNANCE No. os-,nse
AN ORDINANCE OFTHE CPI'V OFLONGWOOD,FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER'/, ELECTIONS, SF.CPION 7-!& VACANCY iN CANDIDACY
TO PROVIDE FOR A PRO(:F.DURE FOR FILLING A VACANCY IN
CANDtDACY CAUSF,O BY DEAT$ WITHDRAWAL, OR RF,MOYAL
FROM THE RALLOTOFAQUAI.,IFIED CANDIDATEFOLLOWINGTHE
END OF TFIE QUALIFYING PERIOD WHICH LEAYFS FF,WF.R IRAN
TW(1 CANDIDATES FOR AN OFFICE.
WHEREAS. ('lidpter lAli.D31(~, Floddu Statutes, requiresnmwicipaliry, hyordinan« orcbmter
provision, to provitl<pr«edutts forfdVng a vacancy in candidacy causedlry death, withdrawal. or
ovnt lium the ballot'nf a µwliiied eavtlidgte fnliowurg the end of the q~mlifying period which
It¢ves i'ewer than two randitlams fw nn office, aM
WHERE S. Section "/-IS Vucancy in Candidacy. Longwood City Code it not prnen[ly in
anmpilnrtce with seiA 3latc 3tnmrc.
NOW, THERFTORF.. RF, IT ORDAI1gF1) DY TFIF CJTY COMMiSSiON OF TI1L CRY OF
LON(iwOOU, FLORIDA. AS FOi.LOWS:
SECTION I: Thar Chnprer~_ BLHCI'IONS, Section l-IS Vacancy iv cvnditlacy, subsectiuos
and (b)(}J arc. hereby amended to provide as fbllowu~
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SQl Time rernnining h 1 re election:
(ll If the 6mth, withdrawal. yr removnl from the ballot of a qualiticd
cmrdidme following dtc end of tltc qualifying periW insults in
lever than two cmMitletcs Ibr an office, aril more Nan twenty<ighr
(28} days nmuin prior td the dare of Me elation, qudifyine shal(be
nopeced to ellowcaodidatns to y~mlity for theelecdon m tkd ofEce
aoNwce with the City ('barter and Cade. Any candidate
wisNng to quali ry ahnl I <omp1Y whir candidate qualifying Pr«edmes
as required by the C14y Chorta no Inter tbv~ noon on the twenty-first
day prior m the date of the elmxfon.
SECTION is Thot ni~baocnon 7-15(c) xhall be mnumbared to 7-IS(b) and Sccdov ?~I5(tl)
memb2red to '/-t5(e) to accommodate for the deletion of Snbsecbon'/-IS la}.
SECTION 3SRVerah9l'IV. 1f ony seoriov or portion of a Secion of thla (htliwnw ptvves to be
~ i~ ini ~~i~n~oirt6e valiAity_F rce.
Appr ,~.,~a,u.~~wnw at xLe Ciry~oALnnp~uTCd. FIoriGn ont~~.