HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-07 Supporting PBC in Legislative Intent for Uniform Municipal Filing Election Dates and Absentee BallotsRESOLUTION NO. 7-83
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PAIN BEACH, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING AN ACT RELATING TO PALM BEACH COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE
INTENT; PROVIDING UNIFORM FILING DATES AND UNIFORM ELECTION DATES FOR MUN-
ICIPAL ELECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR TERMS OF OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR CORRESPONDENCE
OF TERMS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICE TO THE COMDN DATES PROVIDED IN THIS ACT; PRO-
VIDING THAT THE GENERAL LAW FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHALL APPLY TO ALL ABSENTEE
BALLOTS IN MUNICIPAL FIFCTIONS; PROVIDING FOR EX4 MONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECT-
IVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PAIM BEACH, FLORIDA.
Section 1. That the proposed legislative act attached hereto, and
by reference made a part hereof, be adopted by the State Legislature and
supported by the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect im tdiately upon
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS loth DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1983.
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A bill'to be entitled •'
An act relating to Palm Beach County; providing for legis-
2 lative intent; providing uniform filing dates and uniform elec-
3 tion dates for municipal elections; providing for terms of
4 office; providing for correspondence of terms of municipal
5 office to the common dates.provided in this act; providing that
.6 the general law for absentee ballots shall apply to all' absentee
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7 ballots in municipal elections; providing for exemptions; pro-
8 viding an effective date.
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Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. It is the intent of this act to provide for
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Uniform filing and.election.dates for all municipal elections.
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to elect municipal officers in,Palm Beach County. It is not
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the intent of this act to determine the length of terms of
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municipal offices.
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Section 2. Candidates for any municipal office in Palm
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Beach County shall file such papers and pay'smch fees as may
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be required by law with the applicable municipal clerk no
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earlier than noon on the last Tuesday in January nor later than
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noon on the second Tuesday in February•of the calendar year in
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which the election is to be held. The names of'all candidates
21 and the offices for which. they have filed shall be received by
22 the supervisor of elections from•the•municipal'clerks by 5:00
23 p.m. on the first Friday after the close of.qualifying.
24 Sect'ion 3. Any election relating to a municipal office,
25 other than run-off elections held pursuant to Sec. 4 of this •
26 act or special elections', shall be held on the second Tuesday
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year: •
28 . Section 4, Any municipality which by charter or local
29 ordinance requires that a run-off election be held in the
30 event no candidate receives a majority of.the votes for'an
31 office shall hold such election on the 4th Tuesday in March •
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2 Section 5. Municipal officers elected pursuant•to this
3 act shall take office within:ten. (10) days after'elections.,
4 with the specific day to be decided by local ordinance.
$ Section 6. Any municipal' officer whose term of office
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6 expires after July 1, 1984 shall continue in office uniil.the
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election of his successor in.1985. Any municipal%officer whose
term of office expires on or. before July 1,.1984 shall continue
in office only until the election of his successor in March,
1984.
. Section 7. The general law in regard to absentee ballots
shall apply to all absentee ballots. for municipal elections,
except that the words "municipal clerk" shall be substituted
whenever the word "su.pervisor" appears in those sections con-
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cerning absentee ballots. However, the supervisor of elections
may handle absentee ballots. for any muntdtpailcy which•so.
requests. _.
Section 8. This act shall take effect January 2, 1984.