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3 An Ordinance relating to the year 2018 General Election of the Mayor and
4 City Commissioners for Groups, I and IV; scheduling the day, place and
5 time of the election; §.cheduling the day; providing for qualification of
6 candidates; providing for close of election books; approving the sample
7 ballot; providing for notification.
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9 WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2A, of the City of South Miami Charter provides
10 that the City Commission of the City of South Miami shall schedule a general election for
11 February of each even year, and that the Mayor shall be elected for a term of two (2)
12 years and commissioners shall be elected for terms of four (4) years at the general
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15 WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2D, of the City of South Miami Charter provides
16 that no person may appear on the Ballot for Election as Mayor or City Commissioner if,
17 by the end of his or her current term of office, the person will have served (or, but for
18 resignation would have served) in office as the Mayor or as a City Commissioner for a
19 total of nine years or more; and
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21 WHEREAS, the Charter requires the City Commission of the City of South Miami
22 to schedule the day, place and time of the general election by ordinance; and
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24 WHEREAS, state law requires election books to close twenty-nine (29) days prior
25 to the election.
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27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
28 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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30 Section 1. The 2018 General Election will be held on Tuesday, February 13,
31 2018. On that date, a mayor will be elected to serve a term of two (2) years, and two (2)
32 Commissioners, one from Group I and one from Group IV, will be elected to serve a term
33 of four (4) years.
34 Section 2. The qualifying period for this election shall open Monday,
35 December 4, 2017 and close Thursday, December 14, 2017 (excluding weekend), from
36 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. sharp each day. Candidates shall qualify at the office of the
37 City Clerk, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida.
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39 Section 3. Voting shall be conducted at City Hall in the· City Commission
40 Chamber, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida .. The polls shall open precisely at
41 7:00 a.m. and close precisely at 7:00 p.m.
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Section 4. The sample ballot for the 2018 general election is annexed to this
ordinance.
Section 5. The election books shall close Tuesday, January 16,2018.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall publish notice of such general election once a
week for four consecutive weeks next preceding the general election in a newspaper of
general circulation in South Miami. The notice shall contain the date, time, and place of
the general election and identify the Commission Groups.
Section 7. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 8. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are repealed.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon enactment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of ____ , 2017.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
25 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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27 1 st Reading -
28 2nd Reading -
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.30 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: COMMISSION VOTE:
31 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:
32 EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Welsh:
33 Commissioner Liebman:
34 Commissioner Edmond:
35 Commissioner Harris:
36 CITY ATTORNEY
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General Election
February 13, 2018
Miami, Florida
• Instructions: To vote, fill in the
oval completely _ next to
your choice. Use only a black
or blue pen.
• If you make a mistake, ask for a
new ballot. Do not cross out or
your vote may not count.
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Elecciones Generales
13 de febrero del 2018
Miami, Florida
• Instrucciones: Para votar rellene
completamente el ovalo _
ubicado junto a su seleccion.
Utilice solo un boligrafo de tinta
negra 0 azul.
• Si comete un error, solicite una
nueva boleta. No haga tachaduras
o es posible que no se cuente
su voto.
Eleksyon Jeneral
13 Fevriye 2018
Miami, Florid
• Enstriksyon: Pou vote, ranpli
oval la okonple _ akote
chwa w fe a. Itilize selman
plim nwa oswa ble.
• Si w fe yon ere, mande yon
nouvo bilten vot. Pa bife ere-a
sinon vot ou a ka pa konte.