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1 ORDINANCE NO.
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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
4 THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA RELATING TO THE YEAR
5 2010 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND
6 CITY COMMISSIONERS FOR GROUPS, I AND IV; SCHEDULING
7 THE DAY, PLACE AND TIME OF THE ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR
8 QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR CLOSE OF
9 ELECTION BOOKS; APPROVING THE OFFICIAL BALLOT;
10 PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
11 SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND AN EFFECTIVE
12 DATE.
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14 WHEREAS, Section 2, Article V, of the City of South Miami Charter provides
15 that the City Commission of the City of South Miami shall schedule a general election for
16 February of each even year, and that the Mayor shall be elected for a term of two (2)
17 years and commissioners shall be elected for terms of four (4) years at the general
18 election; and
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20 WHEREAS, the Charter requires the City Commission of the City of South Miami
21 to schedule the day, place and time of the general election by ordinance; and
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23 WHEREAS, state law requires election books to close thirty (30) days prior to the
24 election.
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26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
27 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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29 Section 1. The 2010 General Election will be held on Tuesday, February 9,
30 2010. On that date, a mayor will be elected to serve a term of two (2) years, and -two (2)
31 Commissioners, one from Group I and one from Group IV, will be elected to serve a term
32 of four (4) years.
33 Section 2. The qualifying period for this election shall open Monday, January
34 4, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. and close Friday, January 8, 2010, precisely at 5:00 p.m. Candidates
35 shall qualify at the office of the City Clerk, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida.
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37 Section 3. Voting shall be conducted at City Hall in the City Commission
38 Chamber, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida. The polls shall open precisely at
39 7:00 a.m., and close precisely at 7:00 p.m.
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41 Section 4. The official ballot for the 2010 general election is annexed to this
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Section 5. The election books shall close Monday, January 11, 2010.
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 approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 12009.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK
1St Reading —
2nd Reading —
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Newman:
Commissioner Sellars:
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ELECTION BALLOT
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION
FEBRUARY'9, 2010
MAYOR'S RACE
There is hereby elected a Mayor for the City of South Miami to serve for a two (2) year
term. Vote for one (1)
COMMISSIONER RACE — GROUP I
There is hereby elected a Commissioner for the City of South Miami from Group I to
serve for a four (4) year term. Vote for one (1)
COMMISSIONER RACE —GROUP IV
There is hereby elected a Commissioner for the City of South Miami from Group IV to
serve for a four (4) year term. Vote for one (1).
The polls will be opened on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at City Hall, City Commission Chambers,
6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL.
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