Ordinance 1980-029 Date of General ElectionORDINANCE N0. 29-80
AN ORDINANCE OF THE Vn7A(~F. OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FIARIIIA, AMENDING
SECTION 2, ARTICLE III, OF THE VILiAGE CHARTER BY CHANGING THE DATE OF THE
GENERAL ELECTION FR~I THE THII2D TUESIIAY IN MARCH ~ THE SECOND TUESDAY IN
MARCH OF EACH YESR; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE OF AMENDMEP7T SHALL BE
' SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE VILIAGE AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TD BE lIE[.D
IN THE VILLAGE ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1980 IN THE FORM OF A PROPOSITION
ON THE REFERENDUM ELECTIOPd BALIAT; ALA PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORi]AINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PAirI BEACH, FI.ORIAA:
Section 1. Pursuant to Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, Section 2 of
Article III of the Charter of the Village of North Palm Beach be and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 2. Election and Terms. On the second Tuesday in March
of each year a genera a ectLOn shall be held to elect members of
the village council. the selection of members of the village
council shall be by groups to be known as Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The councilmen in Groups 1, 3 and 5 shall be elected in the even
years. The terns of office of a councilman shall cam~ence upon
his election and qualification and shall continue for two years
' thereafter and until his successor is elected and qualified;
provided, however, that the ternis of office of those councilmen
whose terms expire in March of 1981 and March of 1982 shall be
shortened by a period of one week."
Section 2. The amendment to the Charter of the Village of North Palm
Beach as created by this Ordinance shall be submitted to a wte of the
registered voters of the Village of North Palm Beach on Tuesday, the 4th day
of Novanber, 1980 at a Special Election to be held for that purpose between
the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 7:00 P. M. The form of ballot'to be used shall
be such as is consistent with the use of voting machines, together with
absentee ballots in form consistent with the existing Village of North Palm
Beach ordinances. The proposition to be stated on the ballot shall be
as follows:
Proposition: Shall the Charter of the Village of North Palm Beach,
Florida be amended by char~gir~g the date of the
' general election from the third Tuesday in March to
the second Tuesday in March of each year?
If a majority of the registered voters voting at said special election shall
vote to accept the amendment to the Charter, the amendment shall take effect
sixty (60) days from the date of canvassing and declaring the result
of said election, If a majority of the registered esters voting at said
election shall vote not to accept the amendment, then the Charter of
the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida shall remain as it existed prior
to the canvassing and declaring the results of this election.
' Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect iTmiediately upon passage.
PLACED ON FIILST READING THIS 25TH DAY OF SEPTII~'BER, 1980.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSID THIS 9TH DP.Y OF OC7UBER, 1980.
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ATTEST:
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