Ordinance 11-1960 ORDINANCE NO. 11 -1960
AN ORDINANCE OF TILE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30, ELECTION,
SECTION 30 -12, EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR
EARLY VOTING AND DATES FOR EARLY VOTING FOR
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN 2011; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERADILITV, AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has met with the Seminole County Supervisor of
Elections and has deemed it necessary to update Chapter 30, Election of the City Code;
and
WI-IEREAS, § 101.657(1)(e), Florida Statutes, allows the City of Longwood to
exempt itself from the statutory early voting requirements of § 101.657 and specially
provide for early voting in its municipal elections that are not held in conjunction with
county or state elections; and
REAS, the City's upcoming 2011 election will not be held in conjunction
with any other county or state elections; and
WHEREAS, the City of Longwood desires to conduct early voting at the Office
of the Supervisor of Elections and establish a timeframe to conduct early voting for the
City's election in 2011; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance establishes the dates, times, and location for Early
Voting to be conducted for the November 8, 2011 General Election only.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
Section 2, Chapter 30, Elections, Section 30 -12, Early Voting, of the
Longwood City Code shall be amended to read as follows:
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The City hereby exercises its right pursuant to § 101.657(1)(e), Fla. Stat., to
exempt itself from the statutory early voting provisions of F.S. 101.657, and shall
specially contract with the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections to conduct
early voting for the City at the Office of the Supervisor of Elections. In addition
to the regular voting date, the following are early voting days:
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Friday, G-et -eh 30 November 4 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Octo -h-er- 31 November 5 from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nev€m e- � 4 November 6 from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
This provision shall only apply to the election of November 2909 2011 unless
readopted by the City Commission.
Section 3. Conflicts. To the extent that this ordinance may conflict with any
existing ordinance or part thereof, this ordinance shall control to the extent that such
conflict exists.
Section 4. Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances 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 5. Codification. Section 2 of this Ordinance shall be codified and
made a part of the Longwood Code of Ordinances, and the Sections and subsections of
this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention (e.g. the
word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section ", "Article ", or other appropriate word).
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption by the City Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED TICS 4 7 DAY OF dI / . A.D., 2011.
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• ATTEST:
Sarah M. Mirus, MM C, MBA, City Clerk
Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood, Florida, only.
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