2017-18 Code Amendment - Candidate Qualifying PeriodORDINANCE NO. 2017-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "ELECTIONS,"
ARTICLE 1, "IN GENERAL," OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES
BY AMENDING SECTION 10-5, "CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE; QUALIFYING,"
TO AMEND THE QUALIFYING DATES FOR THE VILLAGE'S GENERAL
ELECTION AT THE REQUEST OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 10-5 of the Village Code currently establishes a candidate qualifying period
for the Village's general election from noon on the last Tuesday in January until noon on the
second Tuesday in February prior to the March election; and
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections has requested that all
municipalities within the county move up their qualifying period to provide sufficient time for
the Supervisor to send vote -by -mail (or absentee) ballots to overseas citizens in accordance with
Section 101.62, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council wishes to amend the Village's qualifying period at the request
of the Supervisor of elections and determines that the adoption of this Ordinance is in the best
interests of the health, safety and welfare of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are ratified as true and correct and are incorporated herein.
Section 2. The Village Council hereby amends Chapter 10, "Elections," Article I, "In General,"
of the Village Code of Ordinances as follows (additional language is underlined and deleted
language is st-r-i ke through):
ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL
Sec. 10-5. Candidates for office; qualifying.
(a) Any qualified elector within the village may become a candidate
for any office to be filled at any general election by paying to the village clerk a
qualifying fee in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) and by filing with the village clerk
during regular hours on the first seven (7) business days the time period from
noon on die last Tuesday in January immediately preceding to noon on the seeond
Tuesday i February prior- to the general election a written notice that he or she
intends to be a candidate at such general election. Any qualified elector may become
a candidate for any office to be filled at any special election by paying to the
village clerk a qualifying fee in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) and by filing with
the village clerk, during the ten (10) days ending three (3) weeks before the
special election, a written notice that he or she intends to be a candidate at such election.
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Such written notice shall state the number of the group in which the candidate
seeks to be elected, his place of residence, his age and a description of his residence
in the village. Such notice shall also request that the name of the candidate be
placed upon the ballot to be prepared for such election, and, in addition, shall be
signed by such candidate. The village clerk shall supply the names of all
candidates and offices to be filled to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
by delivery to that office prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Friday after the close of qualifying.
(b) If at any time within seventy-two (72) hours prior to the deadline
for the qualifying of candidates as set forth in subsection (a) above, all persons
who have qualified for any one (1) office in an election have had their names
withdrawn from candidacy for any reason, then the deadline for qualification of
candidates for that particular office shall be automatically extended by one (1)
week. The village clerk shall cause to be published at the earliest possible date, in
a newspaper of general circulation in the village, a notice of such extension of
time for qualifying for such office. In addition, such notice shall be given by
posting a copy thereof in at least three (3) public and conspicuous places in the
village, one (1) of which shall be the bulletin board in the village hall.
Section 3. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida.
Section 4. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for
any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void,
such holding shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2017.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 12' DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017.
(Village Seal)
Jy MAYOR
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CL
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
VILLAGE ATTORNEY
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