2023-19 Changing Date of th March 2024 General Election and provide for an additional qualifying periodORDINANCE 2023-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE DATE OF THE
MARCH 2024 GENERAL ELECTION TO COINCIDE WITH THE
STATEWIDE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY; ESTABLISHING
THE DATES FOR QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR
COMMENCEMENT AND LENGTH OF TERM OF OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR
AN ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR VACANCIES ARISING
AFTER INITIAL QUALIFYING PERIOD; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL
TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections has advised the Village that the
County voting system will not be available for the March 12, 2024 general election because the
Florida Legislature has established March 19, 2024 as the date for the Presidential Preference
Primary; and
WHEREAS, in order to utilize the County voting system and the services of the County Supervisor
of Elections, the Village is required to move the date of its election to coincide with the Presidential
Preference Primary; and
WHEREAS, Section 101.75(3), Florida Statutes, provides that the governing body of a
municipality may, by ordinance, move the date of any municipal election to a date concurrent with
any statewide or countywide election; and
WHEREAS, Section 101.75(3), Florida Statutes, further requires that an ordinance moving the
date of a municipal election specifically provide the candidate qualifying dates for the election; and
WHEREAS, due to recent changes regarding financial disclosure requirements for municipal
elected officials, the Supervisor of Elections has authorized an additional qualifying period for any
additional open seat that may arise after the initial qualifying period has ended; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council determines that the adoption of this Ordinance is in the interests
of the public health, safety, and welfare.
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 hereby ratified and incorporated herein.
Section 2. The Village Council hereby establishes Tuesday, March 19, 2024 as the date of the
Village's general municipal election for 2020. A runoff election, if required, shall be held on April 2,
2024. Any qualified elector may become a candidate for any office to be filled at the March 2024
general election by paying the applicable qualifying fee and filing with the Village Clerk during regular
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business hours from November 21, 2023 through November 28, 2023. The term of office for
candidates elected at the March 2024 0 general election shall commence as set forth in Article III,
Section 2 of the Village Charter.
Section 3. In the event of an additional open seat on the Village Council due to the resignation
of a seated Councilmember not up for reelection in 2024 after the close of the qualifying period
set forth in Section 2 but prior to the end of the calendar year or in the event all persons who
qualified for a particular seat withdraw leaving no candidate, the Village shall reopen the
qualifying period. Any qualified elector may become a candidate for such seat by paying the
applicable qualifying fee and filing with the Village Clerk during regular business hours from
January 4, 2024 through January 11, 2024.
Section 4. Upon adoption, the Village Council directs the Village Clerk to 'provide a copy of
this Ordinance to the County Supervisor of Elections.
Section 5. 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 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2023.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
VILLAGE ATTORNEY
,ND PASSED THIS 12TH DAY OF
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2023.