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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1976-033Proposed by: (��►��� ¢.� Introduced by :_UIYY� 4„40-AA,> Temp. # 386 Revised 6/21/76 Revised 6/22/76 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 7&- 3-3 AN ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENTING CHARTER, SECTION 6.06, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac, Florida,adopted, by referendum, a revised Charter, effective at noon on March 15, 1976, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VI, QUALIFICATIONS AND ELECTION, Section 6.06, (Candidates) of said Charter the Council desires to supplement said Section 6.06, by providing as follows: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA. SECTION 1: Section 6.06 -- Candidates "Any elector resident of the City may be a candidate for the office of Mayor and any elector resident of the City who resides within the territorial boundaries of a district, may be a candidate for the office of councilmember for that district. Each candidate shall file a verified notice of candidacy in such form as may be required by law with the City Clerk, and pay such fees as may be required by law, no earlier than noon on the last Tuesday in January, nor later than noon on the second Tuesday in February of the calendar year in which the election is to held." SEC",TTON 2: Candidates for the office of Mayor and Councilmember shall be nominated by the filing of a written petition with the City Clerk in the following manner: (1) Form and Content of Nominating Petitions. All papers of a nominating petition to be supplied by the City Clerk shall be uniform in size and style, shall be in a form designated by the City Clerk, and shall be assembled as one instrument for filing. -1- (2) Sponsors. Candidates for the office of Mayor or Councilmember shall be nominated by the filing of a written petition with the City Clerk in the following manner: Any resident qualified elector of the City may be nominated for the office of Mayor or Councilmember by the filing of a written petition of one hundred (100) electors of the City, who shall be designated as his sponsors. Not more than 50 such electors shall reside in the district of the candidate. The signatures on a nominating petition need not be all affixed to one paper, but to each separate paper of a petition, there shall be attached an affidavit executed by its circulator stating the number of signers of the paper, that each signature was affixed in his presence and that he believes it to be the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. An elector (a) may sign one nominating petition for each office to be filled at an election, and an elector who signs more shall have all his signatures declared invalid; (b) no elector shall sign more than one petition for a particular candidate for the office of Mayor or Councilmember, and if an elector signs more than one, his signature shall be counted only once. The signatures shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil. Each signer shall be a resident, registered elector and shall indicate next to his signature the date of his signing and the place of his residence, giving the street and number or other description sufficient to identify it. The signed petitions shall be filed with the City Clerk no earlier than noon on the last Tuesday in January nor later than noon on the second Tuesday in February of the calendar year in which the election is to be held. As regards a special election under the provisions of Section 4.05 (C) and (D) the signed petitions shall be filed no earlier than noon on the day six weeks prior to, nor later than noon on the day four weeks prior -2- to the date set for the special election. The City Clerk shall give a receipt therefor. (3) Acce tance Qualifying Fee. No nominating petition shall be accepted until the candidate has paid to the City Clerk a qualifying fee of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for Mayor and ten ($10.00) dollars for Councilmember, plus a fee of .10� per signature on the nominating petition to defray the cost of certification of same by the County Supervisor of Elections. The nominating petition shall be accompanied by a signed statement of acceptance of the nomination to be supplied by the City Clerk, which acceptance shall state that if elected, that person will qualify and serve in such office during the term for which he is elected. The City Clerk shall deliver to such candidate a dated, written receipt for said acceptance statement and qualifying fee. Payment of said fee and filing of acceptance must be done and completed no earlier than noon on the last Tuesday in January nor later than noon on the second Tuesday in February of the calendar year in which the election is to be held. As regards a special election under the provisions of Section 4.05 (C)and (D) the payment of fee and filing of acceptance must be done no earlier than noon on the day six weeks prior to, nor later than noon on the day four weeks prior to the date set for the special election. (4) Procedure After Filing. Within three days after the filing of the nominating petition, the City Clerk shall notify the candidate whether or not his petition satisfies the requirements prescribed by this Charter. If a petition is found insufficient, the City Clerk shall return it immediately to the candidate with a statement certifying wherein it is found insufficient. Within the regular time for filing petitions, such a petition may be amended and filed again as a new petition or a different petition may be filed for the same candidate. The City Clerk shall keep on file all petitions found sufficient -3- at least until the expiration of the term for which the candidates are nominated in those petitions. SECTION 3: Candidates for the office of Charter Board shall file notice of intention to run on a form desig- nated by the City Clerk and shall remit therewith a qualifying irfee of ten ($10.00) dollars. SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its final passage. I ' % n �.L4� PASSED FIRST READING this day of, PASSED SECOND READING this ATTEST: CI7f tLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved the form and correct- ness of this ORDINANCE. CITY AT ORNEY L ELIE 1976. O yC 0 OF COUNCI VOTE ?MAYOR V4. FALCK VIM H. MASSARO CIW M. KELCH C/M 0. TUCKER b C/M M. WEINBERGER (.(L_