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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 2008 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
6 COMMISSIONERS FOR GROUPS, II AND III; SCHEDULING THE
7 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
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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
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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
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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 2008 General Election will be held on Tuesday, February 12,
30 2008. On that date, a mayor will be elected to serve a term of two (2) years, and two (2)
31 Commissioners, one from Group II and one from Group III, will be elected to serve a
32 term of four (4) years.
33 Section 2. The qualifying period for this election shall open Tuesday January 2,
34 2008 at 9:00 a.m. and close Tuesday, January 9, 2008, 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 2008 general election is annexed to this
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Section 5. The election books shall close Monday, January 7, 2008.
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 , 2007.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1St Reading —
2nd Reading —
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Wiscombe:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Birts:
Commissioner Beckman:
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I ELECTION BALLOT
2 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI GENERAL ELECTION
3 FEBRUARY 12, 2008
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5 MAYOR'S RACE
6 There is hereby elected a Mayor for the City of South Miami to serve for a two (2) year
7 term. Vote for one (1)
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9 COMMISSIONER RACE — GROUP II
10 There is hereby elected a Commissioner for the City of South Miami from Group II to
11 serve for a four (4) year term. Vote for one (1)
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13 COMMISSIONER RACE —GROUP III
14 There is hereby elected a Commissioner for the City of South Miami from Group III to
15 serve for a four (4) year term. Vote for one (1).
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23 The polls will be opened on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at City Hall, City Commission Chambers,
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